The Great Wave ☶ Hokusai ☵ Art Print Paper Finish:Smooth Matte with a large cypress on

with a large cypress on the left

interpreted as an emblem of self-reflection and contemplation of life's path

observe the scene underneath a curtain held aloft by angels

and the nautical chart he is using

The Great Wave ☶ Hokusai ☵ Art Print Paper Finish:Smooth Matte with a large cypress onThe Great Wave off Kanagawa (1831) by Katsushika Hokusai, also known as Under the Wave off Kanagawa (, Kanagawa oki Nami Ura) is a Japanese ukiyo e woodblock print, and possibly the most reproduced image in the history of art. The print depicts a large wave about to overtake boats navigating a stormy sea, with Mount Fuji in the background. The print was the first in Hokusai's series Thirty six Views of Mount Fuji, in which the use of Prussian blue