Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave) (Full)

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Unframed at this size — framing is available on 16×24 and 24×36.

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About this work

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
Year: c. 1830–1832
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and colour on paper
Original size: 25.7 × 37.9 cm
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (impression JP1847; many other impressions exist)
Movement: Ukiyo-e
Series: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

A towering wave curls over three fishing boats off the coast of Kanagawa, its crest breaking into claw-like fingers of foam, while Mount Fuji sits small and calm in the distance beneath the trough. Hokusai designed it around 1830 to 1832 as the opening print of Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi. The deep blue is Prussian blue, a synthetic pigment newly imported from Europe, and the low viewpoint owes something to Western perspective prints Hokusai had studied. The woodblocks produced several thousand impressions, and copies are held by museums around the world; the one reproduced here is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is the most recognised work of Japanese art.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original plate — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 18×12, 24×16 in • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave) in the public domain?

Yes. Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave) painted, and in what medium?

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave) dates from c. 1830–1832 and was made in woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and colour on paper; the original measures 25.7 × 37.9 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave) (Katsushika Hokusai) — the painting printed edge-to-edge at its own proportions. Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave) · Katsushika Hokusai · 1831. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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