THE GREAT WAVE, After Katsushika Hokusai - Handcrafted Art Squishy

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A soft tribute to one of Japan’s most iconic masterpieces.

This is more than a squishy—it’s a sensory canvas. Inspired by Katsushika Hokusai’s legendary woodblock print The Great Wave off Kanagawa, this piece invites not just admiration, but touch.

Designed to calm, center, and transport, it’s a tiny ocean artwork for your hands—where every crest, foam detail, and blue wave offers a tactile pause. 

🏛️ Artistic Roots & Profound Balance

Created by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai during the Edo period, The Great Wave off Kanagawa is one of the most celebrated images in ukiyo-e art. The composition captures a powerful wave rising above boats, while Mount Fuji rests quietly in the distance.

Its beauty lies in contrast: movement and stillness, power and calm, ocean force and mountain serenity. The great wave feels alive and immense, yet the distant Fuji brings balance, focus, and quiet strength.

This squishy reimagines that emotional balance through soft silicone, layered hand-painted blues, foamy white textures, and a miniature Mount Fuji detail—turning a timeless Japanese masterpiece into a sensory object you can hold.

☑️ Choose Your Format:

• Mini Version – Petite, portable, perfect for mindful moments
  Weight: 40g ±10g · Handmade Working Hours: ~32 hrs

• Classic Version – Larger scale for immersive sensory delight
  Weight: 170g ±10g · Handmade Working Hours: ~55 hrs

• Collector’s Pack – Own both sizes in one stunning duo set

☑️ Key Features:

• Handmade to Order – Each piece is hand-poured and hand-painted, requiring 1–2 weeks of dedicated craftsmanship after your order is placed.
• A Sensory Tribute to the Ocean – Hokusai’s powerful wave, foaming crest, distant Mount Fuji, and rhythmic composition are reimagined as a soft, squeezable sensory canvas.
• Japanese Art Inspiration – Inspired by The Great Wave off Kanagawa, one of the most recognized works by Katsushika Hokusai and a defining image of ukiyo-e art.

The original work is not a single painting, but rather an early impression of an Edo-period ukiyo-e woodblock print. Today, original impressions are held in the collections of world-renowned museums, including the British Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

• Balance of Power & Calm – The dramatic wave brings movement and energy, while Mount Fuji offers stillness, distance, and quiet strength.
• Hand-Painted Brushstroke Details – Layered indigo blues, foamy whites, soft sky tones, and mountain details are carefully painted by hand, making every piece slightly unique.

• Three Collectible Selections – Available in Mini Version, Classic Version, and Collector’s Pack, perfect for carrying, displaying, gifting, or collecting as part of the Yuniverso Sensory Canvas Edition.
• Gift-Ready & Mindful – A thoughtful gift for art lovers, Hokusai fans, Japan lovers, ocean dreamers, creatives, students, and anyone who finds beauty in movement and calm.

“Every dot and every stroke will be as though alive.”
— Katsushika Hokusai, from the postscript to One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, 1834.

Art isn’t always on walls — sometimes, it’s in your hands. 🎨💙

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• Squish Materials: Food-grade silicone
• SKU: MNI23A1-3