December 25, 20204 yr There is an interesting recreation project of Hokusai's original by wood block carver David Bull in Tokyo. Lots of close inspection of existing prints and a deep dive into the carving and printing technique– if you like to nerd out on that sort of thing.
December 25, 20204 yr Author Interesting - thanks for sharing this! I saw an MFA show around 5 years ago that featured a lot of Hokusai's work, including some of the actual woodblocks used to print it. They displayed the Great Wave print in various stages, accumulating the different colors from different blocks. examining the specific inks that were used. Edited December 25, 20204 yr by Joseph Berkovitz
December 25, 20204 yr This is really well done... https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/08/07/arts/design/hokusai-fuji.html
January 3, 20214 yr I have many of David Bull's prints, including his Great Wave. There is a series on the making of this print very much worth seeing.
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