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Attributed to Christopher Dresser (designer) and Linthorpe Pottery Works (manufacturer). Wave Bowl. ca. 1880. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Katsushika Hokusai (artist) and Nishimuraya Yohachi (publisher). Under the Well of the Great Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa Oki Nami Ura). ca. 1829-1833. RISD Museum.