冨嶽三十六景 登戸浦|Noboto Bay (Noboto no ura), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
ca. 1830–32
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
10 1/4 x 15 3/16 in. (26.0 x 38.6 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
JP1337
Tags
Art Historical Context
Katsushika Hokusai's *Noboto Bay (Noboto no ura)*, from the groundbreaking series *Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)*, captures the majestic mountain from a coastal vantage point in the early 1830s. Created during Japan's Edo period (16151868), this woodblock print exemplifies ukiyo-e, the "pictures of the floating world" that celebrated everyday beauty amid urban life. Hokusai, then in his seventies, revolutionized landscape art by depicting Fuji from 46 varied perspectives—far more than the title suggests—showcasing it under different weather, seasons, and human activities....
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...