This is the ninth card in the Japanese series of proverb that illustrate the Japanese "alphabet" (or, more correctly, "syllabary'). At least, this card is ONE of the proverbs that illustrate

Yui Satta Pass research from an antique Hiroshige woodblock print

'The Great Wave off Kanagawa' is the most famous Japanese woodblock print from Japan. Made by Hokusai Katsushika around 1832 in Edo (Tokyo), Japan. This design was part of Hokusai's design series called

The Kanagawa Great Wave (Japanese Kanagawa Oki Nami Ura, literally Under a Wave Off Kanagawa) is a famous woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai. Published somewhere between 1830 and 1833 (during