AR / ITEM / 00100096

2008,3008.1

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave) — British Museum impression

Katsushika Hokusai, artist

Early impression of Hokusai's Great Wave from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, noted by the Museum as among the finest surviving impressions.

Date
c. 1831
Collection
The British Museum
Catalogue
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: Under the Wave off Kanagawa

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Record

Medium
Paper; colour woodblock print
Dimensions
25.8 × 37.9 cm
Origin
Japan
Owner
The Trustees of the British Museum

Provenance and history

  1. c. 1831

    Created by Katsushika HokusaiA

Sources

  1. A

    britishmuseum.org

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