冨嶽三十六景 甲州三島越|Mishima Pass in Kai Province (Kōshū Mishima goe), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
ca. 1830–32
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
9 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (24.8 × 37.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession Number
JP2556
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the dramatic world of Katsushika Hokusai's *Mishima Pass in Kai Province (Kōshū Mishima goe)*, a masterpiece from his renowned series *Thirty-six Views of Mount FujiFugaku sanjūrokkei)*, created around 1830–32 during Japan's Edo period (16151868). Hokusai, a master of ukiyo-e—the "pictures of the floating world"—captures travelers navigating a steep mountain pass, dwarfed by the majestic, snow-capped peak of Mount Fuji in the distance. Amid lush trees and winding paths, the scene evokes the awe of nature's grandeur and human perseverance on the historic Tōkaidō road. This woodblock ...
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...