Cushion Pine at Aoyama (Aoyama enza no matsu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

ca. 1830–32
Not on view
Men picnic beside the famed cushion pine in the garden of Ryūganji Temple, while a father, passing along the garden's footpath with his son, motions to Fuji in the distance. The cushion pine's swelling form and green coloration create a formal dialogue with Fuji's elegant arched summit and mottled green side.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 冨嶽三十六景 青山円座松
  • Title: Cushion Pine at Aoyama (Aoyama enza no matsu), 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 5/8 x 14 3/4 in. (24.4 x 37.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
  • Object Number: JP2985
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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