1831
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
冨嶽三十六景 武陽佃島|Tsukudajima in Musashi Province (Buyō Tsukudajima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) is a 1831 ink by Katsushika Hokusai, a Japonisme work, depicting Boat, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a busy waterway with small boats floating near a cluster of houses on a tiny island. The water is calm, and the boats have simple sails or nets. In the distance, a mountain looms under a pale sky, with more boats scattered across the bay. The artist used flat colors and clean lines to keep everything simple and balanced. The mountain in the back is Mount Fuji, a famous landmark in Japan. Look up Katsushika Hokusai to see how he made this style his own.
Katsushika Hokusai spent his life in Edo, now Tokyo, where he drew and carved prints for a living.
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