冨嶽三十六景 東海道江尻田子の浦略図|Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Ejiri Tago no ura ryaku zu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
ca. 1830–32
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
9 7/8 x 14 5/8 in. (25.1 x 37.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession Number
JP2561
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Art Historical Context
Katsushika Hokusai's *Tago Bay near Ejiri the Tōkaidō*, from his groundbreaking series *Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji* (. 1830–32), captures the majestic mountain from a coastal vantage point along Japan's historic Tōkaidō road. Created during the Edo period (5–1868), this woodblock print exemplifies uyo-e, the "pictures of the floating world" that celebrated everyday beauty and nature. Hokusai, at over 70 years old, revolutionized landscape art by making Mount Fuji the enduring star across 46 views (despite the title), blending human activity with sublime scenery. In this vibrant ink and co...
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...