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More Than a Wave: Katsushika Hokusai’s Tsunami of Paintings

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More Than a Wave: Katsushika Hokusai’s Tsunami of Paintings
Detail of "Breaking Waves," 1847, by Katsushika Hokusai. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Gift of Charles Lang Freer, Freer Gallery of Art. The Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Lorraine Ferrier
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Many know Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai from his famous “Great Wave off Kanagawa” print. Yet Hokusai was “a man mad about painting,” as he proclaimed in one of his signatures, the Japan Foundation assistant curator of Japanese art, Frank Feltens, said in a phone interview. 
Detail of "Breaking Waves," 1847, by Katsushika Hokusai. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Gift of Charles Lang Freer, Freer Gallery of Art. (The Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery)
Detail of "Breaking Waves," 1847, by Katsushika Hokusai. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. Gift of Charles Lang Freer, Freer Gallery of Art. The Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
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