Picture of Minamoto no Yoritomo's Hunt on the Slopes of Mount Fuji
1844
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
About the artist
1844
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Picture of Minamoto no Yoritomo's Hunt on the Slopes of Mount Fuji is a 1844 by Utagawa Yoshifuji, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This wild scene shows a huge black bear charging through a crowd of people. Some are running away, others are fighting back with spears and swords. In the background, a snowy mountain looms over a village with buildings and trees. Bright colors—reds, blues, and greens—pop against the chaos, and a red umbrella floats in the sky like a storm warning. The artist packed in tiny details: a rabbit scurrying, a horse rearing up, and a warrior diving to the ground. The mix of action and nature feels dramatic, almost like a storybook come to life. Next, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see this print up close.
The print designer’s name is in a red form on each of the three prints forming this composition, while the names of important figures pictured are in yellow rectangles.
Read the full account in the museum source.
