Inspired - The Great Wave by Hokusai

$21.95 at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Originally titled Under the Wave off Kanagawa , The Great Wave was the first woodblock print in a series Katsushika Hokusai called 36 Views of Mt. Fuji . Perhaps mistaken for a tsunami, the large rogue wave features menacing white claw- like tips and the use of imported Prussian blue ink. With Mt. Fuji in the distance, the tension-filled wave ascends above the sailors in their long, narrow boats in what is considered a compositional masterpiece. Observe, admire, and create with the open-ended Plus-Plus…