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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1949.146.24
People
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, Japanese (1760 - 1849)
Title
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Other Titles
Alternate Title: The Great Wave
Original Language Title: 富嶽三十六景 神奈川沖浪裏
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203742

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
horizontal ōban: H. 25.8 x W. 38.2 cm (10 3/16 x 15 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu
  • signature: artist's signature; printed: 北斎改為一筆 [Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu]

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Robert Gregg Stone
Accession Year
1949
Object Number
1949.146.24
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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