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Mason Zimmer|History|4 Feb 2025

What artist’s woodcuts practically defined Japan’s Edo period?

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'The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa', c1829-c1831.
Retry Correct Incorrect According to the BBC, Katsushika Hokusai’s The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa was a crowning work for him and Japanese art at the time due partly to his revolutionary use of Prussian Blue ink. But while the 36 Views of Mt. Fuji series that includes it remains venerated in Japan, it also inspired the European impressionist movement and made a particular impression on Claude Monet.
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What artist’s woodcuts practically defined Japan’s Edo period?

  • Yayoi Kusama
  • Takashi Murakami
  • Katsushika Hokusai
  • Kitagawa Utamaro
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