Wave Kanagawa facts
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Hokusai, the artist behind the famous 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa', illustrated a series of shunga erotica called 'Dreams of the Fisherman's Wife' which includes vivid depictions of women having sex with octopus. Published in 1814
The painter Hokusai, who created the famous "The Great Wave off Kanagawa," made an erotic painting of a sexual encounter between two octopuses and an ama diver. Painted in 1814, it is often cited as an early forerunner of tentacle erotica.
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The iconic Japanese painting "The Great Wave of Kanagawa" was painted using imported Prussian pigments.
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The Quicksilver logo was designed after the famous Japanese painting "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" by artist Katsushika Hokusai.
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Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese artist of the 18th Century, known for "The great wave off Kanagawa" Also drew porn(hanga) which featured: ...yep, Tentacles.
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The wave emoji in iOS is a small version of The Great Wave of Kanagawa - one of the most recognized works of Japanese art in the world.
