A sell-out exhibition at the British Museum has proved once again the popularity of Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, whose Great Wave is said to be the world's most reproduced image.

Yet Hokusai has drawn the sea over which these ... The idea is, they are surrounded by water, and unlike, say, the British Isles, which were in sight of the continent, these were far away.

Hokusai’s Great Wave is seen as the ultimate emblem of Japanese art and is the most reproduced image on the planet – there’s something comforting about seeing it. Whether I spot a ...