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Learn about the famous woodblock print by Hokusai, depicting a stormy sea and Mount Fuji. Discover its context, description, influence, and Western reception.
The most famous image from the set is the “Great Wave” (Kanagawa oki nami ura), in which a diminutive Mount Fuji can be seen in the distance under the crest of a giant wave. The three impressions of Hokusai’s Great Wave in the Art Institute are all later impressions than the first state of the design.
Wielka fala w Kanagawie (jap. 神奈川沖浪裏 Kanagawa-oki nami-ura; dosł. Dolina fali u wybrzeża Kanagawy), również w skrócie: Wielka fala lub Fala – drzeworyt autorstwa japońskiego artysty Hokusaia, tworzącego w stylu ukiyo-e. Powstał ok. 1831 [a] [1] w późnym okresie Edo jako pierwsza praca z cyklu 36 widoków na górę Fudżi ...
A woodblock print from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, depicting a giant wave threatening a small mountain. Learn about the artist, the style, the history, and the impact of this iconic image of world art.
Katsushika Hokusai’s Under the Wave off Kanagawa, also called The Great Wave has became one of the most famous works of art in the world—and debatably the most iconic work of Japanese art. Initially, thousands of copies of this print were quickly produced and sold cheaply.
This iconic composition comes from the golden age of Japanese woodblock printmaking. Hokusai manages, through the clever and dramatic manipulation of space, to dwarf Japan's...
A famous woodblock print from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, depicting a giant wave threatening three fishing boats and Mount Fuji. Learn more about the artist, the date, the medium, and the context of this artwork from The Met's collection.
