1831
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
冨嶽三十六景 山下白雨|Storm below Mount Fuji (Sanka no haku u), 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.
This print shows a towering mountain with a dark, jagged peak covered in what looks like red dots. Below it, a stormy sky swirls with thick, gray clouds and flashes of blue. The slopes are shadowy, while a small tree clings to the right side, its branches twisted by the wind. The red dots on the mountain aren’t paint—they’re tiny brushstrokes or ink splatters, giving the snow a rough texture. The storm looks fierce, but the mountain stands still, almost calm. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build 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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