A Brief History of Blue

Items

• The Great Wave
  The image depicts an enormous wave threatening three boats while Mount Fuji rises in the background. As in many of the prints in the series, it depicts the area around Mount Fuji under particular conditions, and the mountain itself appears in the background.
• Rosa Centifolia; Rosier de Provence (syn.)
  Designed by Matteo Florimi, Italian, active Siena, ca. 1581-died 1613, published by Francesco de' Franceschi, Italian, active 16th century, Venice. From top to bottom, and left to right: Design decorated with squares ornamented with an alternating pattern of circles with flowers at the center and diamonds containing different floral motifs.