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Fuji from the Katakura Tea Fields in Suruga (Sunshū Katakura chaen no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A landscape scene with a mountain in the background. The mountain is triangular and snow-capped. It is blue and white. In the foreground, there are people and buildings. A group of people are gathered near a body of water. A bridge crosses over the water. There are trees on the right side. The people are wearing traditional Japanese clothing. There are several buildings in the scene, including one with a thatched roof. The buildings are colored shades of brown, beige, and pink. There are fields and a body of water behind the buildings. A tree with a thick white trunk and dark green leaves is on the far right. The sky is blue and darkens towards the top.

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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