Above print, Ejiri in Suruga Province, Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830-1832
Left, Hokusai, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, published sometime between 1830 and 1833
Japanese art displays the simplistic beauty of nature while man is a undertone. The great Japanese painter and printmaker Katsushika Hokusai who lived during the Edo Period, produced a series a series of prints titled "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji", still well known 200 years after completion.
Left, Hokusai, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, published sometime between 1830 and 1833
Japanese art displays the simplistic beauty of nature while man is a undertone. The great Japanese painter and printmaker Katsushika Hokusai who lived during the Edo Period, produced a series a series of prints titled "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji", still well known 200 years after completion.
Sigiriya Fresco, Sri Lanka. c. 477 -495 AD
Indian frescos have been found in caves in over 20 caves. Frescos are paintings done on wet plaster that become solid as the plaster dries. This fresco depicts three young girl wearing jewelry and large headware.
Hokusai Landscape with Two Falconers, Edo Period
Indian frescos have been found in caves in over 20 caves. Frescos are paintings done on wet plaster that become solid as the plaster dries. This fresco depicts three young girl wearing jewelry and large headware.
Hokusai Landscape with Two Falconers, Edo Period