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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

The image shows a red boat floating on the water. The boat is in the center of the image, facing left. It has a pointed bow and a flat stern. There are two masts with no sails raised on the right side and one large white sail raised on the left side. The boat's deck is lined with horizontal panels. There is green cargo on the deck. The background shows a body of water with small waves. On the horizon, there is a mountain with a pointed peak. The sky above is beige with a dark blue border at the top. There is a vertical rectangle with Japanese writing on the top left.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1830–32
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 394 px
Museum record:
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