冨嶽三十六景　甲州伊沢暁|Dawn at Isawa in Kai Province (Kōshū Isawa no akatsuki), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai

ca. 1830–32 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

As the sun rises on the horizon, flushing the sky with a soft pink haze, travelers depart for a long journey. Passing through dark streets and past houses shut to the early-morning sky, the entourage slowly winds its way toward the bridge that will deliver them across the river toward Fuji.

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Date

ca. 1830–32

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939