冨嶽三十六景 相州江の島|Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sōshū Enoshima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
ca. 1830–32
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
9 7/8 x 14 3/4 in. (25.1 x 37.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
Accession Number
JP2977
Tags
Art Historical Context
Katsushika Hokus's *Enoshima in Sagami Province* is a captivating woodblock print from his renowned series *Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji* (ugaku sanjūrokkei), created around 1830–32 during Japan's Edo period (1615–1868). This innovative series, comprising 46 prints in total, revolutionized landscape art by depicting Mount Fuji from diverse vantage points across Japan, emphasizing the mountain's spiritual and cultural majesty. Here, Hokusai captures the coastal islet of Enoshima in Sagami Province, with fishing boats dotting the waves, shrine buildings perched on cliffs, and the iconic Fuji l...
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...