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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a large blue wave about to crash, with white foam crests and droplets. The wave occupies the left and bottom sides. A small boat with people is visible beneath the wave. In the background, a mountain with a rounded peak and a gray sky are shown. The image has a beige border and a vertical blue rectangle with Japanese writing on the top left. The wave and mountain are in shades of blue, white, and beige.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1830–32
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 414 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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