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One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei, nihen) 富嶽百景二編

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-page spread from a book, beige-colored pages. Left page: a group of people sitting on the ground, some wearing traditional Japanese clothing and headwear, one standing. Tree behind group on left, mountain and power lines in background. Right page: people reclining on the ground, wearing traditional clothing, a mountain peak in the background. Black lines outlining rectangular illustrations on both pages. Japanese characters in top-left corner of left page. Pages are slightly yellowed and show signs of aging.

Artwork details

Date:
1834–35
Medium:
Woodblock print (first and second volumes with 100 pages of illustrations); ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 490 px
Museum record:
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