Hokusai is known for his magnificent print “The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” 1831, but it’s his “Large Flower” series, created around the same time (1833-34) that influenced Monet.

OBUSE, Nagano Prefecture--An extremely rare hand-drawn portrait likely by renowned ukiyo-e woodblock artist Katsushika Hokusai that recently came to light has triggered a quest to identify the ...