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Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyaku Rakanji Sazaidō), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A color woodblock print of people on a deck looking at Mount Fuji in the distance. The deck has light-colored wood planks and a railing. People are wearing traditional Japanese clothing in shades of blue, green, and white. Some people are standing and some are sitting. One person on the left is bending over the railing. Two people are sitting on the floor to the right, next to two cylindrical objects. A roof with a hanging lantern is on the right side. In the background, there is a body of water, trees, buildings, and a mountain with snow on top. The sky is blue and fades to darker blue at the top. Japanese text is written vertically on a white rectangle on the top left. Small Japanese text is in the bottom left corner.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1830–32
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 423 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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