Rain Below the Mountain (from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji)
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
early 1830s
Medium
color woodblock print
Dimensions
25.4 × 38.4 cm
Classification
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of James Parmelee
Accession Number
1940.1002
Tags
male
About this artwork
Hokusai probably composed this print as a complement to Mt. Fuji in Clear Weather (see CMA 1930.189) and to illustrate the mountain’s majesty in different weather. Here, a sudden shower covers most of the mountain’s base and slope with dark clouds.