1831
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
冨嶽三十六景 東都駿台|Surugadai in Edo (Tōto Sundai), 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 quiet street in a town with a sloped roof building on the right. People walk along a path, some carrying umbrellas or bags, while a tree with bare branches stands on a hill behind them. In the distance, a mountain looms under a pale sky, and fields stretch out in soft yellows and greens. The artist packed tiny details into the scene, like the way people’s shadows stretch long on the path. This print is one of many showing Mount Fuji from different angles. Next, check out the technique: 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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