When it comes to Japanese art, few works are more representative of the country than Katsushika Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa. Hokusai was an artist of Japan’s Edo period, which lasted from 1603 to 1868. This period saw the flourishing of ukiyo-e, or “pictures of the floating world,” a popular art form that reflected the economic growth and peace of the time. Following a period of war, the Tokugawa shogunate established order, which allowed for general prosperity across Japan.
说到日本艺术，很少有作品比葛饰北斋的《神奈川冲浪里》更能代表日本。葛饰北斋是日本江户时代的艺术家，江户时代从 1603 年持续至 1868 年。这段时期见证了浮世绘的兴盛，浮世绘的意思为「浮世的画」，其为一种反映当时经济成长和天下太平的流行艺术形式。经历一段战乱的时期后，德川幕府建立了秩序，这使日本各地普遍享尽繁荣。
生活必备字词：
representative a. 代表性的
represent vt. 象征，代表
reflect vt. 反映
order n. 秩序（不可数）
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