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)
The image depicts a large wave about to break, with a mountain in the background. The wave is blue and white, with a foamy crest. It is positioned on the left side of the image, curling over to the right. A small boat is visible under the wave. The mountain in the background is snow-capped and triangular, with a flat top. It is positioned on the right side of the image, far from the wave. The sky above is light brown with some clouds. There is a vertical rectangle in the upper-left corner containing Japanese text written vertically. The overall color scheme of the image is muted, with shades of blue, white, and brown.
Artwork details
- Date:
- ca. 1830–32
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Culture:
- Japan
- Dimensions:
- 600 × 405 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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