Obituary

Hokusai's great wave crashed onto mugs, notebooks, wall art, and eventually into the 'wave check' meme. It died not from the tide but from being everywhere at once, which is the sea's way. The boats, if you look, are still fine.

Portrait: Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849, artist · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born

2014

Died

2019

Cause of death

Tattooed onto a million forearms

Last sighting

A 'mood' caption, 2019

Resting place

Section D, Row 2

Category

art