The Great Wave off Kanagawa is a woodblock print created by the Japanese artist Hokusai in 1830. The print depicts an immense wave threatening boats off the coast of the prefecture of Kanagawa. The image has become iconic and is widely recognized as a symbol of Japanese culture
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The Great Wave off Kanagawa is a woodblock print by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai (1760–1849), created in late 1831 during the Edo period of Japanese history. The print depicts three boats moving through a storm-tossed sea, with a large, cresting wave forming a spiral in the centre over the boats and Mount Fuji in the background.