The Great Wave - Patch

_The Great Wave off Kanagawa _by Hokusai Embroidered patch design Iron-on backing Custom, heat-cut shape Measurements: 3" x 2" About _The Great Wave off Kanagawa _This is certainly the most recognizable work of Japanese art in the world. Also called _The Wave_, this work by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai is a woodblock print (not a painting). Published between 1829 and 1833, it is the first print in the artist’s series _Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji_. The image depicts an enormous wave threatening three boats off the coast in the Sagami Bay while Mount Fuji rises in the background. About Hokusai  Hokusai (born October 1760, Edo [now Tokyo], Japan—died May 10, 1849, Edo) was a Japanese master artist and printmaker of the ukiyo-e (“pictures of the floating world”) school. His early works represent the full spectrum of ukiyo-e art, including single-sheet prints of landscapes and actors, hand paintings, and _surimono_ (“printed things”), such as greetings and announcements. His famous print series “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji,” published between 1826 and 1833, marked the summit in the history of the Japanese landscape print.