Artwork
冨嶽三十六景 東海道金谷の不二|Fuji Seen from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Kanaya no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
冨嶽三十六景 東海道金谷の不二|Fuji Seen from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Kanaya no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) is an ink print by the Japonisme artist Katsushika Hokusai. It dates from 1831 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
This woodblock print depicts a scene along the Tōkaidō road at Kanaya, dominated by the presence of Mount Fuji in the background.
This woodblock print depicts a scene along the Tōkaidō road at Kanaya, dominated by the presence of Mount Fuji in the background. The composition features a lone traveler, identified as a man, navigating a landscape defined by strong winds. These gusts are visually represented through stylized, wave-like forms of blowing dust or grass, creating a dynamic interaction between the human figure and the natural elements.
As part of the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, the work functions as a cityscape that integrates the iconic mountain into a specific geographic and atmospheric context. The imagery emphasizes the scale of the volcano relative to the solitary human, highlighting the power of nature and the transient experience of travel during the Edo period.
Technique & Style
The work is a woodblock print executed in ink and color on paper, classified within the prints medium. Produced in 1830 as part of the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, it belongs to the ukiyo-e tradition of polychrome woodblock printing, in which designs are transferred from carved cherrywood blocks onto paper through a collaborative printing process. The composition is a cityscape that depicts Mount Fuji, a figure, and stylized wind-blown waves, employing the strong outlines, flat color areas, and dynamic linear patterning characteristic of Hokusai's late landscape prints. The print is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
History & Provenance
This woodblock print is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The museum identifies the specific work with the accession number JP1294. While the artwork was created circa 1830 as part of the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, the provided records do not list specific past exhibitions or detailed provenance history beyond its current institutional location.
Overview
This woodblock print, Fuji Seen from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō, is part of Katsushika Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series, created around 1831. It is a landscape print featuring Mount Fuji, executed in ink and color on paper.
Artist & collection
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai spent his life in Edo, now Tokyo, where he drew and carved prints for a living.
- 葛飾北斎画 冨嶽三十六景
東海道金谷の不二|Fuji Seen from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Kanaya no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei
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)
冨嶽三十六景 武州玉川|Fuji—The Tama River, Musashi Province, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
冨嶽三十六景 武陽佃島|Tsukudajima in Musashi Province (Buyō Tsukudajima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
冨嶽三十六景 東海道品川御殿山の不二|Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Shinagawa Gotenyama no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
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)
冨嶽三十六景 駿州片倉茶園の不二|Fuji from the Katakura Tea Fields in Suruga (Sunshū Katakura chaen no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
冨嶽三十六景 身延川裏不二|View from the Other Side of Fuji from the Minobu River (Minobugawa ura Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
冨嶽三十六景 武州玉川|Tama River in Musashi Province (Bushū Tamagawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
冨嶽三十六景 東海道品川御殿山の不二|Fuji from Gotenyama on the Tōkaidō at Shinagawa (Tōkaidō Shinagawa Gotenyama no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
冨嶽三十六景 下目黒|Lower Meguro (Shimo Meguro), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Studied in the Edo/Japonisme course