Sekiya Village on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Sekiya no sato), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai Japanese

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As the distant snow-capped Fuji turns red at dawn, three riders on horseback gallop at full speed along the bank of the Sumida River. It is almost cinematic: the rhythmic repetition of the riders on the winding road contrasts with the solitary static mountain.

Sekiya Village on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa Sekiya no sato), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo)), Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan

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