Fuji from the Platform of Sasayedo

Katsushika Hokusai

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Object Label

The elevated porch of the Gohyaku Rakan-ji temple in Tōkyō was known as a good place to capture a distant view of Mount Fuji. Hokusai depicts a variety of characters on the porch: the bare-legged man at the left and the seated figures with backpacks are working-class people, while the individuals at the center are more affluent. This impression uses the newly available Prussian-blue ink for the outlines and other areas that would normally be in black (including hair), contrasting it with gray-black ink for the expanse of water.

Caption

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849). Fuji from the Platform of Sasayedo, 19th century. Print, 10 1/16 x 15 1/16 in. (25.5 x 38.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frederic B. Pratt, 42.77. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Fuji from the Platform of Sasayedo

Date

19th century

Period

Edo period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Print

Classification

Print

Dimensions

10 1/16 x 15 1/16 in. (25.5 x 38.3 cm)

Signatures

Zen Hokusai I itsu fude

Credit Line

Gift of Frederic B. Pratt

Accession Number

42.77

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