1831
ink
paper
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
冨嶽三十六景 常州牛掘|Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Jōshū Ushibori), 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 long, narrow boat cutting through fields of tall green plants, likely rice. Two people are working inside—one standing, one sitting—while another walks along the boat’s edge. In the distance, a mountain looms over flat land and a calm body of water. The boat’s name, *Ushibori*, is written in Japanese along the top. This is one of many prints in a series that all feature Mount Fuji in different scenes. Next, check out the technique: cross-hatching to see how artists build texture with lines.
Katsushika Hokusai spent his life in Edo, now Tokyo, where he drew and carved prints for a living.
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