冨嶽三十六景 東都駿台|Surugadai in Edo (Tōto Sundai), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
ca. 1830–32
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
9 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (24.8 x 37.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
Accession Number
JP2995
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Art Historical Context
In Katsushika Hokusai's masterful woodblock print *Surugadai in Edo (Tōto Sundai)* from the series *Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji* (. 1830–32), the iconic mountain dominates the horizon, viewed from the bustling Surugadai hill in Edo (modern Tokyo). Created during Japan's Edo period (16151868), this ukiyo-e print captures everyday urban life—rooftops of houses, clusters of men, and swaying trees—blending human activity with nature's grandeur. Hokusai, a towering figure in Japanese art, revolutionized landscape printing with this series, which expanded beyond its titular 36 views to 46 prints,...
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...