36 Views of Mt. Fuji: The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura) / Katsushika Hokusai
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- Accession Number
- 1948/1.149
- Title
- 36 Views of Mt. Fuji: The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura)
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1760-1849
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1829-1833
- Object Creation Place
- Asia
- Japan
- Creation Place 1
- Asia
- Creation Place 2
- Japan
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
- Style/Group/Movement
- ukiyo e
- Inscription
- Signed: Hokusai I-itsu fude
- Dimensions
- 25.6 cm x 37.6 cm (10 1/16 in. x 14 13/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Primary Object Type
- color print
- Secondary Object Classification
- Secondary Object Type
- seascape
- Physical Description
- A great, claw-shaped wave which almost swampes the boats dominates the scene, . The Mount Fuji appears in the distance and seems much smaller compared to the waves. In the upper left-hand corner, the artist inscribed the title of the work along with his signature.
- Subject Matter
- Landscape of a great wave which is juxtaposed with Mount Fuji.
- Secondary Keywords
- asia (continent)
- bodies of water
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- bodies of water by size
- buildings and the land
- chubu (region)
- descriptors
- design elements
- geographic and political locations
- landscapes (environments)
- marine bodies
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- physical features
- settlements and landscapes
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1293 x 963
- File Size
- 141 KB
- Record
- 1948/1.149
- Link to this Item
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"36 Views of Mt. Fuji: The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura); Katsushika Hokusai." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1948-sl-1.149/1948_1.149.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.
