Soshu Oyama Roben no taki

About this artwork

Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

Art Historical Context

### Sōshū Oyama Roben no Taki Katsushika Hokus's *Sōshū Oyama Roben no Taki* (c. 1830–1834) captures the majestic Roben Falls near Oyama in Japan's Sōshū Province (modern-day Shizuoka), with the iconic Mount Fuji looming in the distance. Part of Hokusai's groundbreaking series *Thirty-six Views Mount Fuji*, this print exemplifies the artist's fascination with the sacred mountain as a symbol of Japan's spiritual and natural grandeur. Created during the Edo period's ukiyo-e boom, it reflects a time when woodblock prints democratized art, bringing vivid landscapes to everyday viewers amid Japan'...

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...