冨嶽三十六景 相州仲原|Nakahara in Sagami Province (Sōshū Nakahara), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
ca. 1830–32
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
JP1325
Tags
Art Historical Context
Katsushika Hokusai's *Nakahara in Sagami (Sōshū Nakahara)*, from his groundbreaking series *Thirty-six Views Mount Fuji* (ca. 1830–32), captures the majestic peak dominating the horizon from a rural vantage in Sagami Province. This woodblock print, measuring about 10 by 15 inches, depicts everyday life with travelers—likely men—crossing a sturdy bridge amid lush mountains, their figures dwarfed by Fuji's enduring presence. Hokusai, a master of ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world"), elevated landscape prints from mere backgrounds to starring roles, blending human activity with nature's gra...
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...