The Great Wave Of Kanagawa Summary

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The Great Wave of Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai was published in his book Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji during the Tokugawa period (c. 1823-39). This full-color woodblock print was composed of a limited color palette of browns, greys, and vivid blues and depicts a giant wave that appears as though it is just about to crash down on one of two long boats, which do not appear to have a chance of navigating this tumultuous sea. The sky appears dark and stormy and in the distance a snow peaked mountain peaks out of the trough of the colossal wave. The figures in the boats appear to be rowing fiercely against the giant swells of water. The diagonal lines and curves that the scene is composed of give this piece a sense of energy and the perspective

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