Week 8 A

What is the official title of this work?

• The Great Wave off Kanagawa

• The Great Wave

• The Tsunami

• Boats in the Sea

What is the medium of this work?

• Painting

• Drawing

• Wood Block Print

• Mixed Media

Who is this work by?

• Ando Hiroshige

• Katsushika Hokusai

• Ichiro Suzuki

• Shinzo Abe

What mountain can be seen in the distance?

• Mount Fuji

• Mount Everest

• Mount Kilamanjaro

• Mount Kailash

What is the artists country of origin?

• China

• Korea

• Japan

• India

This style of art was influenced by landscape engravings from . . .

• Germany

• England

• Holland

• South Africa

What makes the wave seem even more intimidating?

• The curls of the foam

• The color of the wave- Prussian Blue

• The low eye level

• The flatness of the shapes

The longboats in the scene are used to. . .

• transport people between islands

• transport live fish

• transport fisherman out beyond the shore break

• transport rice between villages

Much of the artist's culture remained unchanged because. . .

• Foreigners were unable to understand the language

• The government was pursuing an isolationist policy

• The waves were too difficult to navigate from the mainland

• The volcanoes in the area frequently erupted

When was this picture likely made?

• about 1630 C.E.

• about 1730 C.E.

• about 1830 C.E.

• about 1930 C.E.