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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI
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THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF MOUNT FUJI
Contents
- About Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
- When was it produced?
- What is Fugaku Sanjurokkei?
- Why Mount Fuji?
- The beauty of beroai blue fascinates the world
- Highlights of the series
- Woodblock prints list
About Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Series
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
(Fugaku Sanjurokkei)
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai
Total number of prints
All forty-six prints
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (ๅฏๅถฝไธๅๅ ญๆฏ, Fugaku Sanjurokkei) is a series of woodblock prints illustrating the various landscapes of Mount Fuji, and it is among the most famous works of ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai (่้ฃพๅๆ: 1760-1849).
The series, as a whole, is also considered to be an iconic representation of the landscape ukiyo-e genre.
Many of you may recognize some of the pieces even if you arenโt familiar with their exact titles.
The famous print of the Great Wave is known to many people around the world, but it is just one of the 46 scenes in the series.
With these intriguing facts, itโs no wonder people around the world find Hokusaiโs famous landscape series so inspiring. Of the series, the three prints Under the Wave off Kanagawa (็ฅๅฅๅทๆฒๆตช่ฃ, Kanagawa Oki Nami Ura), Rainstorm Beneath the Summit (ๅฑฑไธ็ฝ้จ, Sanka Hakuu), and South Wind, Clear Weather (ๅฑ้ขจๅฟซๆด, Gaifu Kaisei) are collectively called the Sanyaku (ไธๅฝน, three major works) and have acquired high acclaim both in Japan and abroad as works of exceptional artistic quality.
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (็ฅๅฅๅทๆฒๆตช่ฃ, Kanagawa Oki Nami Ura)
South Wind, Clear Sky (ๅฑ้ขจๅฟซๆด, Gaifu Kaisei)
Rainstorm Beneath the Summit (ๅฑฑไธ็ฝ้จ, Sanka Hakuu)
Highlights of the series
1. Beroai
Most of the works of the Mount Fuji series are painted using beroai, and of those prints, ten are aizuri-e, a type of ukiyo-e printed in varying shades of beroai blue.
Aizuri-e is a type of ukiyo-e printed only with different tints and shades of blue or with minimal use of an additional red and/or yellow.
List of Woodblock Prints No.10 to No.20
2. Hokusaiโs mastery of artistic expression
The woodblock prints capture the various facets of Mount Fuji as it shifts its appearance at every moment depending on the location, season, and weather condition. However, you would not be able to pinpoint the actual location even if you stood at the supposed site of the landscape art, meaning that not all the sceneries depicted in the prints were true to life. Many of the works are said to be created through Hokusaiโs elaborate imagination inspired by actual views and past works of landmark impressions. What gives this idyllic series its distinct character is that Hokusai depicted Mount Fuji with his remarkable composition skills and mastery of artistic expression. He intentionally altered the arrangement of the pictorial elements to capture the beauty and ferocity of nature.
3. Use of perspective
In the Edo period, ukiyo-e artists typically used tints and shades of colors to create depth; however, in this series of prints, Hokusai introduced the European art style of perspective.
Almost all of the prints in the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji were produced with perspective.
Hokusai artfully employed perspective and a variety of other techniques to highlight Mount Fuji, the primary subject matter, in its full glory.
Hokusai creatively experimented with and adopted daring compositions, eccentric ideas, and many other artistic innovations to keep people engaged in the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.Fugaku Sanjurokkei is a treasure trove of masterpieces. Do enjoy all 46 idyllic impressions of Mount Fuji created by Hokusai.
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No,1
Under the Wave off Kanagawa also known as The Great Wave off Kanagawa
็ฅๅฅๅทๆฒๆตช่ฃ, Kanagawa Oki Nami Ura
No,30
Reflection in the Surface of Lake Misaka in Kai Province
็ฒๅทไธๅๆฐด้ข, Koshu Misaka Suimen
No,31
The Mitsui shop at Surugacho in Edo
ๆฑๆธ้งฟๆฒณ็บไธไบ่ฆไธ็ฅๅณ, Edo Surugacho Mitsui Miseryakuzu
No,32
Viewing Sunset over the Ryogokubashi Bridge from the Onmayagashi River Bank
ๅพกๅฉๅทๅฒธใใไธกๅฝๆฉๅค้ฝ่ฆ, Ommayagashi Yori Ryogokubashi Sekiyou Wo Miru
No,33
The Sazaido Hall of the Gohyaku Rakanji Temple
ไบ็พใใใๅฏบใใใใฉใ, Gohyakurakanji Sazaido
No,36
Simplified View of Tagonoura Beach at Ejiri on the Tokaido Road
ๆฑๆตท้ๆฑๅฐป็ฐๅญใฎๆตฆ็ฅๅณ, Tokaido Ejiri Tagonoura Ryakuzu
No,38
Mount Fuji seen in the Distance from Senju Pleasure Quarter
ๅพๅไฝ่ฑ่ก็บๆใไธไบ, Senju Hanamachi Yori Chobo No Fuji
No,39
Mount Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on the Tokaido Road
ๆฑๆตท้ๅๅทๅพกๆฎฟๅฑฑใไธไบ, Tokaido Shinagawa Gotenyama No Fuji
No,41
Mount Fuji from the Tea plantation at Katakura in Suruga Province
้งฟๅท็ๅ่ถๅใไธไบ, Sunshu Katakura Chaen No Fuji
