The Great Wave off Kanagawa Canvas Print

The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Japanese: 神奈川沖浪裏, Hepburn: Kanagawa-oki Nami Ura, lit. ’Under the Wave off Kanagawa’)^[a] is a woodblock print by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai, created in late 1831 during the Edo period of Japanese history. The print depicts three boats moving through a storm-tossed sea, with a large, cresting wave forming a spiral in the centre and Mount Fuji visible in the background.

• Title: The Great Wave off Kanagawa
• Creator: Katsushika Hokusai
• Date Created: circa 1830-1831
• Location: Japan
• Medium: Color woodblock print
• Series Title: Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji