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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave), ca. 1830–32
Katsushika Hokusai
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · 10 1/8 x 14 15/16 in. (25.7 x 37.9 cm)
The definitive great wave, its claw of foam poised over boats with Fuji small beyond.
Hokusai's towering wave, its foam clawing at boats while a tiny Mount Fuji sits calm on the horizon, is the most recognised image in Japanese art. Printed around 1831 from carved woodblocks, its bold blue and graphic line still feel astonishingly modern on a screen or wall.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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