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The Bayerische Staatsbibliothek recently acquired one of the world's most famous works of art, the "Great Wave" by Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849). "Under the Wave off Kanagawa", which is the actual title of the coloured woodblock print, was created by Hokusai in the years 1830/32. The work forms part of his presumably most famous series of woodblock prints, the "36 views of Mount Fuji". It could be acquired from a private collection for a price in the lower 7-digit range. The print forms the conclusion and at the same time apex of a series of acquisitions of works by Hokusai by the library in the course of the past months.