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"The Great Wave off Kanagawa": 20 fascinating facts about the famous Japanese print

It is one of the most recognizable Japanese art works in the world, and it was created in the 19th-century. “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” is a 10.1” × 14.9” (25.7 cm × 37.8 cm) woodblock print painted by Katsushika Hokusai, a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. Hokusai’s most famous work depicts a giant wave about to […]

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