葛飾北斎画 冨嶽三十六景 
東海道金谷の不二|Fuji Seen from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Kanaya no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei

Katsushika Hokusai

ca. 1830–32 · Woodblock print · Asian Art

葛飾北斎画 冨嶽三十六景 
東海道金谷の不二|Fuji Seen from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Kanaya no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei — Katsushika Hokusai

Travelers cross the Ōi River at Kanaya on the Tōkaidō highway. Palanquins and individuals are rhythmically arranged in the swift waves. The turbulent play of colors and lines challenges the static monochromatic Fuji.

Artist
Katsushika Hokusai
Date
ca. 1830–32
Medium
Woodblock print
Culture
Japan
Department
Asian Art
Credit line
Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939

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