1831
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
冨嶽三十六景 駿州大野新田|The New Fields at Ōno in Suruga Province (Sunshū Ōno shinden), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) is a 1831 ink by Katsushika Hokusai, a Japonisme work, depicting Animal, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a flat, blue-green landscape under a pale sky. In the distance, a tall, sharp mountain looms. Up front, three big oxen pull heavy loads tied with ropes, while people in loose robes guide them. Birds fly low over the fields. The mountain in the back is Mount Fuji, a famous landmark in Japan. The artist used simple shapes and bold colors to show both the land and the hard work of the people. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.
Katsushika Hokusai spent his life in Edo, now Tokyo, where he drew and carved prints for a living.
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