The Great Wave off Kanagawa Item Number: 795/136 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular, multicoloured woodcut print. Print shows Mt. Fuji in the background behind a giant cresting wave. The large foam-topped blue waves surround several long yellow boats carrying people. In the background is a distant view of a snow-capped mountain against a grey sky. The label description underneath contains artist and print information, with the title as "Mt. Fuji Seen Through Under Wave-tops of Kanagawa Coast" : From "Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji."
History Of Use
Woodblock print "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" (神奈川沖浪裏, Kanagawa oki nami-ura). Modern reproduction of the work by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎); from the series, "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji"
(富嶽三十六景, Fugaku Sanjūrokkei). The original woodblock print series was produced c. 1830 to 1832. The series depicted Mount Fuji from a variety of views and locations, sometimes up close and sometimes off in the distance. The date of this reproduction is unknown.
Item History
- Made by Hokusai Katsushika (Maker) in Japan
- Owned by Anne M. Smith before May 6, 1982
- Received from Anne M. Smith (Donor) on May 6, 1982
What
- Name
- The Great Wave off Kanagawa
- Identification Number
- 795/136
- Type of Item
- Image
- height 24.8 cm, width 37.8 cm
- Frame
- height 52.5 cm, width 37.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Creator
- Hokusai Katsushika (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Anne M. Smith
- Received from
- Anne M. Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Ownership Date
- before May 6, 1982
- Acquisition Date
- on May 6, 1982
Other
- Item Classes
- works on paper
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0795/0136