Nakahara in Sagami Province (Soshu Nakahara), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
c. 1830/33
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions
26.5 × 38.8 cm (10 3/8 × 15 1/4 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
86982
Art Historical Context
In Katsushika Hokusai's iconic series *Thirty-six Views of Mount (Fugaku sanjurokkei)*, around 1830–33, *Nakahara in Sagami ProvinceSoshu Nakahara)* captures the majestic mountain from a coastal vantage in Sagami (modern-day Kanagawa Prefecture). Hokusai, a master of ukiyo-e—the "pictures of the floating world"—revolutionized landscape art by portraying Fuji not as a distant deity, but as an ever-present force amid everyday scenes of travelers, waves, and mist-shrouded shores. This oban-sized color woodblock print (26.5 × 38.8 cm) exemplifies his bold compositions, where the snow-capped peak d...
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...