The Great Wave off Kanagawa
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The Great Wave off Kanagawa (神奈川沖浪裏 Kanagawa oki nami ura?) is a famous woodblock printing by Hokusai. It was published in 1832 as the first in Hokusai's series 36 Views of Mount Fuji and is the artist's most famous work. It depicts an enormous wave threatening boats near the Japanese prefecture of Kanagawa; Mount Fuji can be seen in the background. The wave is probably not intended to be a tsunami, but a normal ocean wave created by the wind. Like the other prints in the series, it depicts the area around Mount Fuji under particular conditions. A copy of this print can be seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Great Wave served as the inspiration for the logo of sports brand Quiksilver.
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- ^ from the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji by Katsushika Hokusai. Color woodcut, 10 × 15 inches; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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