Enoshima in Sagami Province (Soshu Enoshima), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
c. 1830/33
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions
25.8 × 37.5 cm (10 1/8 × 14 3/4 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
24743
Art Historical Context
In Katsushika Hokusai's *Enoshima in Sag Province (Soshuoshima)*, from his iconic series *Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fug sanjurokkei)*, created around 1830–33, we witness the master's genius in ukiyo-e woodblock. This color woodblock print on oban paper (25.8 × 37.5 cm) captures the island of Enoshima off Sagami Province's coast, with the majestic Mount Fuji dominating the horizon. Hokusai, at the height of his career in Japan's Edo period, revolutionized landscape art by emphasizing Fugi's spiritual presence amid everyday scenes, making the sacred mountain accessible to all. The series,...
About the Artist
Katsushika Hokusai · 1760–1849
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) stands as one of history's most influential artists, a Japanese master who revolutionized the ukiyo-e woodblock print tradition and profoundly shaped Western art. Born in the Katsushika district of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to an artisan family, Hokusai lived through nearly nine decades of extraordinary creative evolution, adopting over thirty different artistic names t...