Breaking Waves - Katsushika Hokusai
Breaking Waves - Katsushika Hokusai
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The artwork
"Breaking Waves" by Katsushika Hokusai is one of the most evocative images in Japanese art, able to convey movement, power and harmony at a single glance. This reproduction on fine Amalfi paper enhances every detail of the original work, rendering the expressive force of the waves and the aesthetic sensibility of the master Hokusai.
The work, conceived as a vertical kakemono, shows a monumental wave crashing against a pine-covered cliff, while in the distance a peaceful village appears, almost suspended out of time. The contrast between the primordial energy of the sea and the stillness of the coast sums up Hokusai's meditation on the relationship between nature and human presence, developed after the famous “Great Wave”. The use of ink, very costly azurite pigments and shell white on silk heightens the luminosity of the water and the refinement of the “claw-like” crests, the ultimate stylistic signature of his late maturity.
Unique quality material
Print on handmade Amalfi paper
Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in)
With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in)
Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges
Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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