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Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Shinagawa Gotenyama no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a traditional Japanese landscape print with a blue sky, a body of water, and a mountain in the background. In the foreground, there are trees with white blossoms and people dressed in traditional clothing walking around. Houses and buildings are visible among the trees. The color palette includes shades of blue, green, beige, and white. Japanese text is written vertically in the top right corner. The overall style of the image is characteristic of ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Mount Fuji is visible in the distance. The scene depicts a serene and picturesque landscape with people enjoying the outdoors, featuring cherry blossoms.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1830–32
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 405 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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