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This artist painted The Great Wave off Kanagawa.

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Your new ahaKatsushika Hokusai

Hokusai's Great Wave off Kanagawa belongs to a woodblock series depicting views of Mount Fuji. Source: The Great Wave off Kanagawa ↗

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