This print is from the series One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji, published between 1835 and 1880. Hokusai evidently had a deep connection to the mountain, which had become a place of worship and pilgrimage for ascetic Buddhists and Shinto sects alike. The series followed Hokusai’s successful colour prints of Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. Though in absence of colour, the One Hundred Views series displays Hokusai's unique composition, sometimes challenging the viewer to spot the playfully concealed peak of Mount Fuji.
Here Hokusai has the Summit of Mt. Fuji engulfed in cloud, as if wearing a hat. The appearance of Mt. Fuji is so malleable to the time of day and season that it has provided Hokusai, among other artists, an insatiable amount of representations.
Presented in a black, double window card mount.
On pith paper.The condition is typical for a picture of this age including some discolouration. Small area of restoration to the paper at the lower right. Cropped close to the original plate lines under the mount.
17.8 x 25cm (7" x 9.8")Sheet: 28.3 x 38.7cm (11.1" x 15.2")
| SKU | qx433 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) |
| Date | Mid 19th Century |
| Dimensions | 17.8 x 25cm |
| Medium | Japanese Woodblock |
| Subject | Landscape |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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