After Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849) Japan
Title: Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji - The Great Wave
From the series "Fugaku Sanju Rokkei" ("Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji"). The big waves off the coast of Kanagawa dwarf are pulling at the small boats, making the people cling to them in fear. Mt. Fuji is seen in the distance
The 'Great Wave off Kanagawa' by Hokusai Katsushika is probably the most famous Japanese woodblock print ever made in the history of Japan. It is so famous that it has become a landmark image for Japan and the epitome for Japanese woodblock prints
Measure 10"in H x 15 1/4"in W and 17 1/4"in H x 22 1/4"in W with frame
The Great Wave off Kanagawa was created by Hokusai Katsushika, one of the greatest Japanese printmakers and painters of the 19th century. It was the first design for a series of originally 36 famous views of Mount Fuji, Japan's sacred mountain. The series was very successful in the market, and thus was later extended to 46 designs. But then it ended abruptly, and we do not know why. The design was created by Hokusai around 1830 and published by Nishimuraya Yohachi presumably in 1832.
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