It gives the effect of a fixed point in a spinning world. However, unlike the picture of Kim K crying, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, to give it its full name, was one of the first images to go viral.

A huge blue and white wave towers over three unfortunate boats, with Mount Fuji framed by the cresting wall of water. Katsushika Hokusai’s Underneath the Wave off Kanagawa is a celebrity - one ...