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Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinshū Suwako), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print, blue and white dominant colors. A large body of water with mountains in the background. A tree with sparse leaves grows from a grassy shore. A small boat with a black sail on the water. A hut with a conical thatched roof in the foreground. Mountains and a large snow-capped peak in the distance. Japanese characters in a vertical rectangle on the left. A red seal or stamp in the bottom-left corner.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1830–32
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 408 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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