Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tokaido (Tokaido Ejiri Tagonoura ryakuzu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
c. 1830/33
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions
25.9 × 37.7 cm (10 3/16 × 14 13/16 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
130734
Art Historical Context
Katsushika Hokus's *Tago Bay near Ej on the Tokaido (Tokaido Ejiri Tagonoura ryakuzu, created around 1830–33, is a captivating entry in his renowned series *Thirty-six Views Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)*. This color woodblock print captures the beauty of Tago Bay along the historic Tōkaidō road—one of Japan's five main highways connecting Edo (modern Tokyo) to Kyoto In the foreground, travelers and boats dot the misty shoreline, while the majestic Mount Fuji looms dramatically in the background, its snow-capped peak piercing the clouds. Hokusai masterfully uses the bay's curve to frame the ...
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...