The Great Wave - Part 1

Why it was recommended

The series is up there with Clickspring's skeleton clock in my pantheon of "greatest long-form process videos

Strong recommendationMengerSponge · Original2026-02

What it covers

The first part of a long series documenting Dave Bull's Tokyo woodblock workshop as it produces a reproduction of Hokusai's The Great Wave. It follows the carving, proofing. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

David Bull

Length

9 min 7 sec

Year

2015

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