Great Wave SocksGreat Wave Socks The Great Wave off Kanagawa (Japanese: , Hepburn: Kanagawa oki Nami Ura, lit. 'Under the Wave off Kanagawa')[a] is a woodblock print by Japanese ukiyo e artist Hokusai, created in late 1831 during the Edo period of Japanese history. The print depicts three boats moving through a storm tossed sea, with a large, cresting wave forming a spiral in the centre over the boats and Mount Fuji visible in the background. These socks come in both