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Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Kōshū Kajikazawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Blue and white woodblock print of two people on a rocky coastline. The person on the right is bending over pulling a rope attached to an object in the water. The person on the left appears to be sitting on the rock. There are large waves crashing against the rocks. A large mountain, Mount Fuji, is centered in the background. The sky above the mountain transitions from blue to beige. There is a beige, rectangular block of Japanese writing on the top left side of the image.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1830–32
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 397 px
Museum record:
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