1831
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
冨嶽三十六景 駿州江尻|Ejiri in Suruga Province (Sunshū Ejiri), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) is a 1831 ink by Katsushika Hokusai, a Japonisme work, depicting Human Figure, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a grassy field with four people riding horses, chasing after a small wooden box. In the background, a bare tree stands next to a river, and Mount Fuji appears faintly in the distance. The sky is light with a few scattered clouds, and some birds fly overhead. The people seem to be racing, maybe for fun or a game. The artist used bold colors like blues, greens, and reds to make the scene pop. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with lines.
Katsushika Hokusai spent his life in Edo, now Tokyo, where he drew and carved prints for a living.
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