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The Great Wave off Kanagawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1830 – 1832
The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Katsushika Hokusai
The Great Wave off Kanagawa, zoomed in
25.7 cmThe Great Wave off Kanagawa scale comparison37.9 cm

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (神奈川沖浪裏」) is an Edo Period Wood Block Print created by Katsushika Hokusai from c.1830 to 1832. It lives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The image is in the Public Domain, and tagged Ocean, Seascapes, Wave and Boats. SourceDownloadSee The Great Wave off Kanagawa in the Kaleidoscope

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