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And famous art that's much smaller in person than I expected: The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai. For such an epic image, it's only 25x37 cm / 10x14".
by SamBam 2y ago
And famous art that's much smaller in person than I expected: The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai. For such an epic image, it's only 25x37 cm / 10x14".
- hyperbovine 2y agoIt’s carved wood — hard to scale up!
- jfil 2y agoMaximilian I's 9ft x 11ft Triumphal Arch would like a word with you: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumphal_Arch_(woodcut) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumphal_Arch_(woodcut)
- MarceColl 2y agoJapanese woodblock prints were not considered art at the time, they were for the day to day. From advertisment to low cost decoration. Japanese Woodblock prints do not really have an original other than the woodblocks themselves (or the original painting the wood was carved from).