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A View of Mount Fuji and Travellers by a Bridge

ca. 1835

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎

(Japanese, 1760–1849)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
Sheet: 25.1 x 37.8 cm (9 7/8 x 14 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.997
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Description

Here, Mount Fuji is seen across the fields known as Nakahara, just off the T kaid Road (the principal route along the eastern coast between Edo and Kyoto). In the foreground is the thatched roof of a shrine and a stone statue on the bank of the stream.
A horizontally oriented print in muted colors depicts travelers with light skin tones traversing a path and wooden bridge. In the foreground, figures carry baskets on shoulder poles or heavy packs, while a person fishes beneath the bridge. Beyond a body of water, the massive, snow-capped Mount Fuji rises toward dark, stylized clouds. Japanese calligraphy is inscribed within a vertical rectangle and columns along the upper right edge.

A View of Mount Fuji and Travellers by a Bridge

ca. 1835

Katsushika Hokusai

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

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