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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 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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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