An extremely violent boat eating wave deserves a lively frame; this one in English brown ash, wax polished. “The Wave” by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) from a series of woodblock prints ‘The Thirty Six Views of Mt. Fuji’ first produced between 1825-32.
At the time of printing in the early part of the 19th century, ‘The Wave’ could be bought by anyone for the price of a bowl of noodles. A mint copy from the first print run would now be worth millions! The double mount was professionally cut and non- reflective ‘clarity’ glass was used to frame it.
The rear has been sealed against the ingress of beasties by using some rather expensive, professional brown gummed paper tape, also from Japan which seemed a bit pricey but is really very, very good for this sort of application.
SWIMBO has claimed this and it's now in pole position on the wall with a Snow Leopard and a teddy bear from the University of Edinburgh for company - Rob