As many as 5,000 impressions were made from the original woodblocks for “The Great Wave.” Back then, the prints were sold for the price of a bowl of noodles.

Hokusai’s world-famous print The Great Wave is perhaps one of the most iconic images from Japan. The print features a wave that dominates the frame as it crashes onto people struggling to stay on ...

The work's official title is "Under the Wave off Kanagawa."And while the rogue crest in the foreground looms large, the framed print's actual size is surprising.

Lego’s “ The Great Wave ” building set includes 1,810 pieces that colorfully reimagine Hokusai’s work as three-dimensional wall art. The artist’s original creation is a woodblock print ...

A rare print of The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai sold at auction last week for nearly $2.8 million—a record high for the Japanese artist, according to Christie ’s.

A rare print of “ The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” one of art history’s most iconic images, fetched a record $2.76 million at a Christie’s auction in New York on Tuesday. The 14.6-inch-wide ...

Katsushika Hokusai, Under the Wave off Kanagawa, also known as The Great Wave (ca. 1830–32). Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

The one Great Wave that does appear in the show, though, is one that won’t be widely circulated until 2024—when it appears on Japan’s ¥1,000 ($9) bill.

Case in point: On Tuesday, Christie’s in New York sold Katsushika Hokusai’s “Under the Well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa” for $2.8 million—a new record high for the 1830-32 woodblock ...

Type “wave” into your smartphone and a Great Wave replica emoji pops up. Not even Mona Lisa has that! The Great Wave has a LEGO set. A Google search for “Hokusai Great Wave” brings back 3. ...