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Hanging scroll of curling white-capped waves breaking below a pine-covered rocky headland, with a pale sky and a distant shore on silk.

Breaking Waves

A hanging scroll shows large curling waves with white foam breaking in the lower left, dark blue water beneath them, and a pine-covered rocky headland rising at right. A small distant shore and a red seal mark appear in the pale sky and lower corner. Painted in ink and color on silk within a patterned border.

Artist
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)
Date
1847
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1573 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1847).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

Español: Olas rompientes

Un kakemono muestra grandes olas curvas con espuma blanca rompiendo en la parte inferior izquierda, agua azul oscura debajo y un promontorio rocoso cubierto de pinos a la derecha. Una costa lejana pequeña y un sello rojo aparecen en el cielo pálido y en la esquina inferior. Pintado con tinta y color sobre seda, dentro de un borde decorado.

Português: Ondas que quebram

Um kakemono mostra grandes ondas curvas com espuma branca quebrando na parte inferior esquerda, água azul escura abaixo delas e um promontório rochoso coberto de pinheiros à direita. Uma pequena costa distante e um selo vermelho aparecem no céu pálido e no canto inferior. Pintado com tinta e cor sobre seda, dentro de uma borda decorativa.

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