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Title Japanese: 『神奈川沖浪裏』 - Kanagawa oki nami ura
The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Literally: "Under a Wave off Kanagawa")
Description Part of the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, no. 21. Commons logo optimized.svg
Date First publication: between and .
This edition: later.
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Title top left: 「冨嶽三十六景 神奈川沖浪裏」 [Fugaku Sanjūrokkei - Kanagawa oki nami ura, "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji - The Great Wave off Kanagawa"]

Signature top left: 「北斎改爲一筆」 [Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu, "by Iitsu, formerly known as Hokusai"]
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