Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 52108

Fuji from Kanaya on the Tokaido Highway (Tōkaidō Kanaya no Fuji)

東海道金谷ノ不二

Artist / 作者: Katsushika Hokusai葛飾北斎
Date / 年代: 1830-1833
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / vam
Digital record / 画像記録: 2000 × 1362 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Victoria and Albert Museum
Published by / 公開者: 小春ユイ
Rights / 権利: Commercial license required
Attribution / 表記: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Catalog note / 解説

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is perhaps Japan's most famous artist. He is best known for his designs for prints and printed books, although later in life he focussed increasingly on paintings. This print is from Hokusai's ground-breaking series <i>Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji</i>, the first to exist exclusively of large-format prints of landscapes. It also made plentiful use of Prussian blue, a pigment which had only recently been introduced to Japan and was both expensive and rare. In this print, Hokusai depicts travellers crossing the Oi River at Kanaya on the Tokaido Highway. Materials: Woodblock print on paper

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