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Fuji Seen in the Distance from Senju Pleasure Quarter (Senju kagai yori chōbō no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print with a mountain in the background. The mountain has a conical snow-capped peak. In the midground, there are several buildings with brown roofs and a body of water. In the foreground, a group of men in blue clothing carry long orange objects. The men walk in a line on a sandy area near a body of water. Some of the men wear white head coverings. There are thatched roof structures on either side of the men. A tree is on the left side. A horse-drawn cart is in the midground. The sky is yellowish at the top and blue near the horizon.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1830–32
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 410 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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