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At Sea off Kazusa (Kazusa no kairo), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woodblock print of a large sea vessel with two masts floating on water. The boat is large, reddish-brown, and has a fenced deck. The deck is loaded with yellow cargo. The boat faces left. A white sail is on the left mast. There are blue waves under and around the boat. In the background, there is a mountain with a pointed peak. The sky is beige and blue. There is Japanese writing in a white rectangle in the upper-left corner.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1830–32
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 396 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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