1831
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
冨嶽三十六景 遠江山中|In the Mountains of Tōtomi Province (Tōtomi sanchū), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) is a 1831 ink by Katsushika Hokusai, a Japonisme work, depicting Mountain, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
In the painting, a group of men work together to move a large wooden beam, possibly for construction or logging. The scene is set against a backdrop of mountains and trees, with a few clouds in the sky. The men are dressed in traditional Japanese clothing and are using ropes and levers to maneuver the beam. The artist's use of color and composition creates a sense of movement and energy in the scene. The beam is the central focus of the painting, and the men's efforts to move it are conveyed through their strained expressions and tense body language. The painting is a beautiful example of Japanese art from the Romanticism movement. To learn more about the artist's use of color and composition, explore the technique of cross-hatching.
Katsushika Hokusai spent his life in Edo, now Tokyo, where he drew and carved prints for a living.
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