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

Katsushika Hokusai Japanese

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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.

Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishū Fujimigahara), 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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