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With their evocative stylization of the natural environment, the 18th- and 19th Century woodblock prints of Katsushika Hokusai have influenced generations of artists around the world. This fall, they’ve influenced the very design of an exhibition of them from the Collection of the National Museum in Krakow, conceived by NArchitekTURA.
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ukiyo-e master Katsushika Hokusai is known worldwide for his woodblock prints and even has a permanent venue dedicated to his art at the Sumida Hokusai Museum. Fans of Hokusai can now try replicating some of his most famous prints, including the iconic ‘The Great Wave off Kanagawa’, with a set of colour pencils created by online media company Waraku Web and art and museum goods producer Felissimo Museum Department.
The idea started with a tweet by the editor of Wakaraku, Sebastian Takagi, and culminated in this beautiful set of pencils featuring colours inspired by three of the Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, a series of