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Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishū Fujimigahara), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

ca. 1830–32
Not on view
By framing Fuji and the cooper in the interior of the large barrel, Hokusai effects an intimate dialogue between the iconic mountain and the sinewy man. The juxtaposition of Fuji and the cooper lends a religious overtone to the man's honest labor and existence.

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  • 冨嶽三十六景　尾州不二見原
  • Title: Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishū Fujimigahara), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
  • Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo))
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: ca. 1830–32
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: 9 15/32 x 15 5/16 in. (24.1 x 38.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1914
  • Object Number: JP19
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishū Fujimigahara), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei), Katsushika Hokusai Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishū Fujimigahara), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
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