Woodblock print of a large dark blue wave with frothing white caps. The crest rises from the left and reaches out over a mountain in the middle which appears small and distant. Three long boats with people in grey robes ride the wave.

The Great Wave

n.d.
Woodblock
9 3/4  x 14 1/2 in. (24.77  x 36.83 cm)
Gift of Alexander C. and Jean B. Kern, 1995.64

Katsushika Hokusai

Japanese, 1760–1849