葛飾北斎の阿弥陀ヶ滝 Hokusai Amida Waterfall Woodblock print, c. Katsushika Hokusai (October or November –May , ) was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. In his time, he was Japan’s leading expert on Chinese painting. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best-known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, c. , which includes the iconic and internationally recognized print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, created during the s. This scene is Kisoji no oku Amida ga taki (“Amida Waterfall on the Kiso Road”) from the series Shokoku taki meguri (“Journey to the Waterfalls in All the Provinces”), circa . The name is based on the round hollow of the waterfall, reminiscent of the “round eye” (or perhaps halo) of Amida, Buddha of Boundless Light. A servant at the far left heats a water kettle while two men converse and admire the view from their spectacular vantage point. Vintage retro artistic elegant decor popular spiritual Buddhist nature landscape Japanese Asian fine art print.
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