
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Creator
Katsushika HokusaiJapanese artist (1760-1849) · 1760–1849
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- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Culture
- Japan
- Date
- ca. 1830–32
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Curatorial Department
- Asian Art
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- objectName
- Woodblock print
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- Object ID
- 36491
- Object Type
- Woodblock print
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field
objectName(museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field
- Creator
- Katsushika Hokusai
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field “Artist” · copied as is
- Culture
- Japan
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
- Period
- Edo period (1615–1868)
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field “Period” · combined from several museum fields · Period, reign and dynasty are joined into one string.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field “Reign” · combined from several museum fields
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field “Dynasty” · combined from several museum fields
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is
- Department
- Asian Art
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field “Curatorial Department” · copied as is
- Tags
- Waves
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field
tags(museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
- Date
- ca. 1830–32
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field “Date” · copied as is
- Begin Year
- 1820
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field
objectBeginDate(museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field
- End Year
- 1842
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field
objectEndDate(museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art field
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