The Met Store Decorative Accents*Hokusai Great Wave Tea Towel

Wash up with Katsushika Hokusai’s (Japanese, 1760–1849)

The Great Wave

(ca. 1830–32), a timeless image of a monumental breaker. This renowned woodblock print in The Met collection belongs to a series entitled Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, in which Hokusai captures the imposing peak from a range of clever perspectives.