Through stylised landscapes, scenes of everyday life and fantastical visions, Hokusai laid the foundations for a modern graphic touch still found in contemporary art far beyond the Nipponese shores.

Not even Mona Lisa has that! The Great Wave has a LEGO set. A Google search for “Hokusai Great Wave” brings back 3.6 million results, same as “Michelangelo Sistine Chapel.” Of the ...

There are Japan-mimicking decorative arts from the Steuben Glass Works or Boucheron jewelers, and snatches of Debussy’s “La Mer,” whose published score has Hokusai’s wave on the cover.

Katsushika Hokusai’s “Under the Wave off Kanagawa” showing at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) The work's official title is "Under the Wave off Kanagawa."And while the ...

A rare print of “The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” one of art history’s most iconic images, fetched a record $2.76 million at a Christie’s auction in New York on Tuesday. The 14.6-inch-wide ...

Created by master engraver Katsushika Hokusai and formally titled “Under the Wave off Kanagawa,” the print Christie’s auctioned was one of the highest-quality versions in circulation not ...

Katsushika Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa gracefully distills the power of the ocean into a two-dimensional image that’s as deceptively simple as it is mesmerizing. But what lies ...