Image:Tsunami by hokusai 19th century.jpg

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English: "Behind the Great Wave at Kanagawa" (神奈川沖波裏), from 36 Views of Mount Fuji, Color 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.
Français : La grande vague de Kanagawa, extrait de 36 Vues du Mont Fuji de Hokusai. Estampe, 25 x 37 centimètres, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bien que cette image soit souvent utilisée pour représenter un Tsunami, l'artiste cherchait probablement à représenter une vague scélérate.
Source

photo of the artwork
Date

created between 1823-1829
Author

Katsushika Hokusai
Permission
(Reusing this image)

Copyright expired as Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) died more than 70 years ago.
Other versions Image:The Great Wave off Kanagawa.jpg (better named, larger, but depicting a reproduction with different coloring)


Creator/Artist
Name
Hokusai, Katsushika（葛飾北斎)
Date of birth/death 1760 1849
Location of birth/death
Deutsch: Warigesui, Honjo (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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Picture of the day 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 color woodcut
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 color woodcut
Esperanto: "La Granda Geste forpuŝ Kanagawa" de Katsushika Hokusai, 19a jarcento koloro ligno tranĉ
Español: "la gran onda de Kanagawa" por Katsushika Hokusai, diecinueveavo woodcut del color del siglo
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
‪中文(简体)‬: 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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