Reproduced from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Open Access, public domain). Provenance ↗
Ukiyo-e
The Great Wave off Kanagawa
$420Open edition
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The most reproduced image in art, and still unimprovable. Hokusai's wave curls its claw over three small boats and a distant, patient Fuji.
| Artist | Katsushika Hokusai |
| Date | ca. 1830–32 |
| Original medium | Woodblock print; ink and color on paper |
| Original size | 10 x 15 in. (25.4 x 38.1 cm) |
| Movement | Ukiyo-e |
| Edition | Open edition |
| Giclée on 310gsm cotton rag |
Japanese ukiyo-e master (1760–1849) whose 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji' reshaped how the world pictures landscape.
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