The Great Wave off Kanagawa- Hokusai Japan Artist Jigsaw Puzzle

The Great Wave off Kanagawa is Hokusai's most famous work, and one of the best recognised works of Japanese art in the world. The image depicts an enormous wave threatening three boats off the coast of the town of Kanagawa (the present-day city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) while Mount Fuji rises in the background. While sometimes assumed to be a tsunami, the wave is more likely to be a large rogue wave. As with the other prints in the series, it depicts the area and activities around Mount Fuji under varying conditions, and the mountain itself appears in the background. Throughout the series are dramatic uses of Berlin blue pigment. Solving puzzles helps reinforce existing connections between our brain cells. It also increases the generation of new relationships. This, in turn, improves mental speed and thought processes. Jigsaw puzzles are especially good for improving short-term memory.