“Plovers Over the Tama River” by Hokusai

This is a matted and custom framed print of “Plovers over the Tama River,” it is a detail of Japanese screen, Edo period by Hokusai. (1760-1849) The print is color and gold on paper 04.205 Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC. This is a slender, amazingly captured art depicting the beauty of nature as seen by one of Japan’s Master artists and educators. His works include the Great Wave. This is a rare and hard to find piece.