{"product_id":"bucket-hat-great-wave","title":"Bucket Hat 'Great Wave' - 神奈川県","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Great Wave, embroidered as a frieze\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Great Wave off Kanagawa\u003c\/strong\u003e (神奈川沖浪裏, \u003cem\u003eKanagawa-oki Nami-ura\u003c\/em\u003e) is the most reproduced print in the world. Published around 1831 by Katsushika Hokusai as part of his \u003cem\u003eThirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e, it shows a monumental wave about to come down on three \u003cem\u003eoshiokuri-bune\u003c\/em\u003e fishing boats, with Fuji itself reduced to a small triangle in the background. That reversal of scale — the wave apparently larger than the sacred mountain — is what gives the image its force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHokusai used a \u003cstrong\u003ePrussian blue\u003c\/strong\u003e newly imported from the Netherlands through Dejima, the port at Nagasaki that was the only Western trading post permitted during the \u003cem\u003esakoku\u003c\/em\u003e years of isolation. The synthetic German pigment held its color far better than the plant indigo Japanese printers had been using, which is why the series has kept its intensity for nearly two centuries without shifting. The original run is thought to have reached around 8,000 impressions between 1830 and 1832; only a few dozen early, well-preserved sheets survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rectangular patch takes the \u003cstrong\u003ewave\u003c\/strong\u003e into a horizontal frieze: clawed white foam along the crest, a mass of blue and turquoise water beneath, stylized cloud above, in a palette that answers the ukiyo-e original. The elongated format follows the decorative friezes of \u003cem\u003ebyōbu\u003c\/em\u003e screens and \u003cem\u003eemakimono\u003c\/em\u003e painted scrolls rather than the usual centred crop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mid-profile bucket shape deepens the blue and white by contrast. Wear it with a heavyweight white tee, swim or linen shorts and sandals for resort wear, or with an oversized navy sweatshirt and straight jeans in colder months. The brim is welcome on the coast. Made for people who collect Japanese art, for surfers who know the print, and for anyone who has spent a day at Kamakura or Enoshima.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e98% cotton, 2% elastane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMid profile, 7.5 cm (3 in) brim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne size: 54.9-60 cm (21.6-23.6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft inner lining\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlat seams and clean finishing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Japan Clothing","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":53756572172635,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grey","offer_id":53756572205403,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Khaki","offer_id":53756572238171,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White","offer_id":53756572270939,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/9300\/2473\/files\/bucket-hat-great-wave-black.jpg?v=1786453643","url":"https:\/\/japan-clothing.com\/products\/bucket-hat-great-wave","provider":"JAPAN CLOTHING","version":"1.0","type":"link"}