Decorative Notebooks for People who Love Art
MULTIPURPOSE: Blank journal notebook for sketching, jotting down thoughts, doodling, and taking notes
COVER DESIGN: A bold and beautiful reproduction of "The Great Wave off Kanagawa", the legendary woodblock print by Japanese artist Hokusai (1760-1849)
QUALITY: Non-glossy cover, so fingerprints and light glare won't be a problem. Premium quality paper provides an enjoyable writing experience.
SIZE: 6 x 9 inches - 100 pages - Easy to Carry
About the cover:
The Great Wave off Kanagawa is a yoko-e (landscape-oriented) woodblock print created by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai during the Edo period. It is the first piece in Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, a series of ukiyo-e prints showing Japan's tallest peak from different perspectives.
In this piece, Mount Fuji is seen from the sea and framed by a large, cresting wave. This swell dominates the canvas, dwarfing both the mountain and a trio of boats and inspiring the title of The Great Wave.
Today, original prints of The Great Wave off Kanagawa exist in some of the world's top museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the British Museum. "Many hundreds of impressions of the print have survived," The British Museum notes, "attesting to its original popularity."
Additionally, Hokusai's Great Wave has inspired myriad works of contemporary art, including a monumental mural in Moscow, an environmental installation in Florida, and even the cat drawings of a Malaysian artist in Paris. Each of these pieces prove the enduring influence of the Japanese masterpiece.
