PrintsJapanese19th century

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)

c. 1831

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist

Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八Publisher

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 24.6 x 36.7 cm (9 11/16 x 14 7/16 in.)

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