Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎
Under the Great Wave, off Kanagawa (神奈川沖浪裏 Kanagawa oki nami ura), Edo Period
Title
Under the Great Wave, off Kanagawa (神奈川沖浪裏 Kanagawa oki nami ura)
Year
Edo Period
Medium
ink and color
Materials/Techniques
Dimensions
Horizontal ōban: 26 x 37.3 cm (10 1/4 x 14 11/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
Signature: Signed: 北斎改為一筆 Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu
Seals: Three partial red seals verso, bottom right corner.
Identification
Edition
Early impression with black sky rising slightly above Mount Fuji; blue outlines; plain grey sky without tint to clouds.
Place
Place Made: Japan
Type
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke
Object Number
20.1195
Under the Great Wave, off Kanagawa (神奈川沖浪裏 Kanagawa oki nami ura)
from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (冨嶽三十六景 Fuji sanjūrokkei)
Early impression with black sky rising slightly above Mount Fuji; blue outlines; plain grey sky without tint to clouds.
Signature: Signed: 北斎改為一筆 Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu
Seals: Three partial red seals verso, bottom right corner.
Place Made: Japan
Publications
Exhibition History
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