Katsushika Hokusai

Before I came out west to southwestern British Columbia from southwestern Ontario, I had already bought a couple of good-sized books on Japanese woodblock prints. I have since collected a number of calendars on the subject. The above image is from a colour print by Katsushika Hokusai who lived from 1760 to 1849. In English the print is called :Behind the Great Wave at Kanagawa ("36 Views of Mount Fuji"). Check Wikipedia and other sources for more information if interested.

Before I came out here, I also gave my cousin's wife a Japanese fan (large) that my mother had acquired. As it turns out, my cousin's wife also likes the same artwork! I was in a box and was part of my mother's estate after her passing in 1999. - V