The Great Wave off Kanagawa, K. Housaki

Woodblock print titled "The Great Wave", created by Katsushika Hokusai in the year 1833. It is the most iconic image of 19th-century Japanese art. The composition highlights a set of cultural and artistic aspects of Japan at the time: the technique used, the boats, the dynamism and danger of the sea, in contrast to the static mountains. Over the years, this work has been described as "fabulous", and thousands of reproductions have been made, which are currently distributed in the most famous museums in the United States and Europe. Furthermore, the influence this work has had on contemporary art is enormous, so much so that Claude Monet himself kept a copy in his collection.