Quite interesting.  I am familiar with Hokusai who was active in the 18&#x2F;19th centuries, and who is considered a direct influence on the European impressionists in the late 1800&#x27;s.<p>Hokusai&#x27;s iconic &quot;Great Wave off Kanagawa&quot; was a form used by some impressionists in their own work.  Though the article didn&#x27;t discuss it, there&#x27;s definitely similarity to the &quot;Great Wave&quot; in the earlier work by Sōtatsu.  I assume there was a flow of influence over the century between the artists&#x27; lives that emerged in Hokusai&#x27;s imagery.<p>Goes to show that much of the time new ideas are not completely original.  We all borrow from others, whether or not we realize it.  Being reminded of it from time to time can help us stay grounded in reality.