1831
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
「冨嶽三十六景 相州梅沢左」|“Umezawa Manor in Sagami Province,” from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei, Sōshū Umezawa zai) is a 1831 ink by Katsushika Hokusai, a Japonisme work, depicting Bird, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This print shows a quiet landscape with a tall, misty mountain in the center. In the foreground, three birds with long legs and curved beaks stand in shallow water near a grassy patch. The sky is pale blue with wispy clouds, and the hills around the mountain are painted in soft greens and blues. The birds look like cranes, and the mountain is likely Mount Fuji, a famous landmark in Japan. The artist used simple shapes and bold outlines to create depth, with darker colors for the mountain and lighter tones for the sky. Next, look up Katsushika Hokusai to see more of his famous landscapes.
Katsushika Hokusai spent his life in Edo, now Tokyo, where he drew and carved prints for a living.
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