1831
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
冨嶽三十六景 本所立川|Tatekawa in Honjō (Honjō Tatekawa), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) is a 1831 ink by Katsushika Hokusai, a Japonisme work, depicting Working, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a busy riverside scene with workers building or repairing something. A man on a rooftop leans over, holding a tool, while others below handle long wooden beams. The water is calm, and in the distance, Mount Fuji rises faintly against a pale sky. Tall bamboo fences line the right side, and houses with tiled roofs sit along the riverbank. Notice how the artist uses sharp lines and flat colors to show both the hard work and the quiet surroundings. The print mixes action with stillness, like the workers’ movement against the still water and distant mountain. Look up working to see how artists have shown labor in other prints.
Katsushika Hokusai spent his life in Edo, now Tokyo, where he drew and carved prints for a living.
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