The Great Wave off Kanagawa
Katsushika Hokusai · c. 1831
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Year
- c. 1831
- Technique
- woodblock print
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
De onde vem o dado
About this image
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What Ukiyo-e is
When and how "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" was painted
"The Great Wave off Kanagawa" is a work by Katsushika Hokusai, made in c. 1831 — more than 195 years ago — using woodblock print, associated with Ukiyo-e.
"The Great Wave off Kanagawa" exists in more than one version and has no single fixed exhibition venue; the image on this page is a public-domain photographic reproduction of one of those versions by Katsushika Hokusai.
Why "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" is considered significant
"The Great Wave off Kanagawa" regularly appears on lists of the world's most famous paintings for representing Ukiyo-e of the 19th century well, and for having influenced generations of artists after Katsushika Hokusai.
This site covers only this one work by Katsushika Hokusai; the artist's own page has the full biographical context.
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Public domain
A work whose copyright protection has expired — usually decades after the author's death, the exact term varies by country — so it can be freely reproduced, including on an ad-supported site.
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