Under the Wave off Kanagawa

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Under the Wave off Kanagawa

Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Nishimuraya YohachiLinkedCulture matchlcp-7a3ff4cb1617

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa is among the strongest images in Hokusai’s famous Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji , and it has become an artistic icon, known around the world. Hokusai’s greatest rival, Utagawa Hiroshige, who specialized in views of famous places ( meisho-e ), criticized Hokusai’s unconventional compositions as too artificial. Certainly this image is the most extreme example of Hokusai’s unusual approach. Mount Fuji appears smaller here than in most of the series’ other images. The great wave, arching over the view of the distant mountain, dominates the composition. In fact, Fuji is nearly eclipsed and might even be overlooked by a casual viewer. As if to prevent that, Hokusai designed the curling foam of the wave so as to lead the viewer’s gaze toward the far-off sacred mountain. Three boats, tossed by the waves, symbolize the inconsequence of humankind in relation to the power and majesty of nature. Japan, Asia

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Dated
1830–33
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi
Department
Asian Art
Credit
Bequest of Richard P. Gale
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper

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Object ID
8747
Object Type
Prints
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Creator
Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Artist” · copied as is
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Medium” · copied as is
Department
Asian Art
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Credit Line
Bequest of Richard P. Gale
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Credit” · copied as is
Date
1830–33
  • Minneapolis Institute of Art field “Dated” · copied as is
Begin Year
1830
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End Year
1830
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