Katsushika Hokusai, Beneath the Waves off Kanagawa, also known as The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, Japan, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1831. Polychrome woodblock print; blue key block. Yale University Art Gallery, Frances Gaylord Smith Collection
In the West, we think of the dragon as a terrifying, fire-breathing beast. St. George slays it. Princesses fear it. The message is clear: See a dragon, run like mad.…
