The Great Wave at Kanagawa By Katsushika Hokusai

Hokusai’s most well known work, The Great Wave at Kanagawa, was made as a component of the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. A monster blue wave looms north of two vessels, ocean froth showering across a far off perspective on Mount Fuji. Hokusai utilized an unfamiliar shade, Prussian blue ink, to shading the woodblock print. The piece was promoted in Western Europe where Hokusai’s work impacted Impressionists like Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Edgar Degas. Today, unique prints of The Great Wave can be found at galleries all over the planet.