冨嶽三十六景　遠江山中|In the Mountains of Tōtomi Province (Tōtomi sanchū), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Art Historical Context

Katsushika Hokus's *In the Mountains of Ttomi Province (Ttomi sanchū)* is a captivating woodblock print from groundbreaking series *Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Faku sanjūrokkei)*, created around 1830–32 during Japan's Edo period (16151868). At over 70 years old, Hokusai, a master of the ukiyo-e style, produced this innovative series that elevated landscape prints from mere backgrounds to starring subjects, featuring the sacred Mount Fuji from 36 diverse vantage points across Japan. This print, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Asian Art collection, measures a modest 9½ x 14⅝ inches, ...

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...