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Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji: The Surface of Lake Misaka in Kai Province

Katsushika Hokusai

Cleveland Museum of Art

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper. A landscape scene with a large mountain in the center background. The mountain is yellow-orange with white snow at the peak. It has a pointed summit. In the foreground, a body of water with a small yellow boat on the right side. The water is light blue-gray. Surrounding the water are green hills and trees. On the left side of the water, there are several small buildings with yellow roofs. The sky above is light blue-gray, with a darker blue band at the top. A vertical white rectangle with Japanese text on the left side. A brown border surrounds the image. Gray bands at the top and bottom.

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