Decorative Items
The Great Wave off Kanagawa Framed Reproduction Print
- Item Number
- M2402-2717
- Estimated Value
- 150 USD
- Sold
- 31 USD to nbb351d39
- Number of Bids
- 2 - Bid History
Item Description
This nicely framed reproduction print of the famous The Great Wave off Kanagawa woodblock print by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai is in great condition and ready to hang. The print measures 16.5 inches x 23 inches.
The Great Wave off Kanagawa, also known as The Great Wave or simply The Wave, is a woodblock print by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai. It was published sometime between 1830 and 1833 in the late Edo period as the first print in Hokusai's series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. It is Hokusai's most famous work, and one of the best recognized works of Japanese art in the world. It depicts an enormous wave threatening boats off the coast of the prefecture of Kanagawa. While sometimes assumed to be a tsunami, the wave is, as the picture's title suggests, more likely to be a large rogue wave or okinami (''wave of the open sea''). As in all the prints in the series, it depicts the area around Mount Fuji under particular conditions, and the mountain itself appears in the background.
Copies of the print are in many Western collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the British Museum in London, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne,[3] and in Claude Monet's house in Giverny, France, amongst many other collections.
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