Comments on: Hokusai: Making Waves http://blog.asia.si.edu/a-closer-look/hokusai-making-waves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hokusai-making-waves art outside the box Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Ellie Kesselman http://blog.asia.si.edu/a-closer-look/hokusai-making-waves/#comment-1048 Ellie Kesselman Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:14:56 +0000 http://blog.asia.si.edu/?p=882#comment-1048 I have been fond of ukiyo-e woodblock prints for many years. My favorites haven’t changed: Hokusai for nature and Utamaro for portraits. And my favorite Hokusai work continues to be the first I ukiyo-e I ever saw, his Wave. This is a beautiful digital reproduction!

If possible, I hoped you might be able to answer a question, Mr. Kaplan. I viewed the enlargement of the image above, and noticed a graphic in the lower left corner, on the black matte surrounding the image. What is it? is it used for photographing and digital reproduction? I am curious, if you might have details.

Thank you again for this post, and for the other recent Hokusai related coverage. I only wish I could visit the exhibit in person. Perhaps I will find a way before June 17.

]]> By: Howard Kaplan http://blog.asia.si.edu/a-closer-look/hokusai-making-waves/#comment-1006 Howard Kaplan Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:57:09 +0000 http://blog.asia.si.edu/?p=882#comment-1006 The exhibit opens tomorrow and runs through June 17, 2012. It’s a rare opportunity to see some of the finest examples of prints from the famous series, Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. Thanks for your comment.

]]> By: Elaine Czech http://blog.asia.si.edu/a-closer-look/hokusai-making-waves/#comment-1003 Elaine Czech Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:41:26 +0000 http://blog.asia.si.edu/?p=882#comment-1003 As an artist who has done woodblock prints and having examined Hokusai’s work I was so excited to hear of this exhibit. I live in Michigan but I definitely want to make the trip to DC to see these amazing works. Also, I’ve never really thought about how iconographic Hokusai’s work is in the west, so thank you for your post!

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