Silhouette d'Art - Ceramic vase The Great Wave off Kanagawa by HokusaiCeramicHeight 22.5 cm - Width 12 cm - Depth 8.5 cm The Great Wave off Kanagawa, approx. 1829-1833The famous woodcut of the great wave with Mount Fuji in the background was the first in the renowned series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji from the late Edo period. The huge wave threatens to engulf two ships off the coast of Kanagawa prefecture (directly south of Tokyo).