Fuji Wave Mug

<p>A fine bone china mug decorated with the famous image of "The Great Wave off Kanagawa", by Hokusai.<br /> <br />The print was published in 1832 as the first in Hokusai's series '36 Views of Mount Fuji' and is the artist's most renowned work. <br /> <br /> The mug has been designed exclusively for the British Museum and is dishwasher safe.</p>

Designed exclusively for the British Museum, a fine bone china mug decorated with the famous image of the Fuji Wave.

This stylish mug is dishwasher safe.

Kanagawa-oki Nami Ura or The Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai was published in 1831 as the first in his woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. The remarkable image features fishermen cowering in three skiffs under the wave about to crash down upon them. Mount Fuji can be seen in the distance unperturbed by the impending catastrophe.

It is likely that around 5,000 prints were made from Hokusai’s woodblock, although many of the originals were destroyed during periods of war or natural disasters. An original from a later run is now housed in the British Museum, where it is only displayed for a maximum of six months every five years to prevent light damage to the colours of the image.   

An ideal gift for culture-loving coffee drinkers.