woodblock+painyings+of+the+edo+period

** Wave at kanagawa ** **This particular woodblock is one of the most recognized works in japanese art in the world.It depicts an enormous wave threatning boats near the japanese prefecture of kanagawa.While sometimes assumed to be a tsunami, the wave is, as the pictures title notes, more likely to be a large okinami-literally "wave of the open sea." as in all the prints in te series, it depicts the area of mount fuji under particular conditions, and the mountain itself appears in the background** ** Sumida river ** **The sumida river is a river that flows through tokyo, Japan.It branches from the arakawa River at Iwabuchi and flows into tokyo bay. Its tributaries include the kanda and shakujii Rivers. What is now known as the sumida river was previously the path of the arakawa however towards the end the meji era work was carried out to the divert the main flow of the arakawa to prevent flooding.**