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Rain Below the Mountain (from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji)

early 1830s

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
color woodblock print
Overall: 25.4 x 38.4 cm (10 x 15 1/8 in.)
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.1002
Location: not on view
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Hokusai probably composed this print as a complement to Mt. Fuji in Clear Weather (see 1930.189) and to illustrate the mountain’s majesty in different weather. Here, a sudden shower covers most of the mountain’s base and slope with dark clouds.
Rain Below the Mountain (from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji)

Rain Below the Mountain (from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji)

early 1830s

Katsushika Hokusai

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)

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