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Wave

Wave
Woodblock print, 'Under the Wave off Kanagawa' by Katsushika Hokusai, Japan, 1831

This woodblock print, known as The Great Wave, has become one of the most famous pictures in the world. It depicts a huge wave towering over three fishing boats, with Mount Fuji visible in the distance. Although it is Japan’s highest mountain, it seems tiny here!

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