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Description	"Behind the Great Wave at Kanagawa" (神奈川沖波裏), from 36 Views of Mount Fuji, Colour woodcut, 10 x 15 in; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Although it is often used in tsunami literature, there is no reason to suspect that Hokusai intended it to be interpreted in that way. The waves in this work are sometimes mistakenly referred to as tsunami (津波), but they are more accurately called okinami (沖波), great off-shore waves.
Source	photo of the artwork
Date	created between 1823-1829
Author	Katsushika Hokusai
Permission	Copyright expired as Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) died more than 70 years ago.
Other versions	Image:Hokusai-fujibig.png

Facsimile of a woodblock made ca. 1930 exactly the same way as they were made by artisans ca. 1830. The skill and the care are the same. There is a drawing or a copy of it coming from the artist. Then the woodcutter and the printer take over. Their skill varies. Hokusai once wrote to one of his editors that he was not happy with one of the woodcutters. In the case of the new cuts of the 36 views of the Fuji, only experts can distinguish the many versions - mainly by differences of the frame around the script

Creator/Artist
Name	Hokusai, Katsushika（葛飾北斎)
Date of birth/death	1760	1849
Location of birth/death	Deutsch: Honjo Warigesui (Vorort von Edo/Tokio) English: Edo (Tokyo) 日本語: 江戸本所割下水（東京都墨田区）	Deutsch: Edo (Tokio) English: Edo (Tokyo) 日本語: 江戸浅草（東京）
Work location	Deutsch: Edo, Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto, Uraga (Provinz Sagami) English: Edo, Nagoya, Osaka, Kyoto, Uraga 日本語: 江戸、名古屋、大阪、京都、浦賀（相模国）

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This image was selected as a picture of the day for February 5, 2005. It was captioned as followed: English: "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century colour woodcut Deutsch: Von 36 Szenen mit Berg Fuji: Eine große Seewelle von Katsushika Hokusai, Holzschnitt, 1831. Français : Raz de marée, gravure sur bois du XIXe siècle par Katsushika Hokusai. Български: Цунами – дърворезба от 19 век Česky: Deskotisk „Velká vlna u Kanagawy“ od Kacušiky Hokusaie; barevný dřevoryt z 19. století Deutsch: Von 36 Szenen mit Berg Fuji: Eine große Seewelle von Katsushika Hokusai, Holzschnitt, 1831. English: "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai, 19th century colour woodcut Suomi: Katsushika Hokusain "Kanagawan suuri aalto", 1800-luvun puuleikkaus. Français : Raz de marée, gravure sur bois du XIXe siècle par Katsushika Hokusai. Magyar : Katsushika Hokusai: "Nagy hullám a Kanagawánál", 19 századi színes rézmetszet Italiano: Tsunami dipinto da Katsushika Hokusai, nel 19° secolo. 日本語: 葛飾北斎作、富嶽三十六景 『神奈川沖浪裏』（津波ではなく、沖波） Lëtzebuergesch : En Tsunami vum Katsushika Hokusai, Holzschnëtt aus dem 19. Joerhonnert. Nederlands: Een tsunami, houtsnede door Katsushika Hokusai uit de negentiende eeuw Polski: Dziewiętnastowieczny obraz japońskiego malarza Katsushika Hokusai przedstawiający fale tsunami. Português: Xilogravura da "Grande Onda de Kanagawa" por Katsushika Hokusai feita no século XIX Русский: Волна цунами, художник Katsushika Hokusai, XIX век Svenska: Träsnittet Vågen av Katsushika Hokusai från 1820 简体中文: 日本画家葛饰北斋的组画作品，《富士三十六景》第19景，《神奈川海浪》。

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