View of Fuji from a Boat at Ushibori from "Thirty-Six Views of Fuji"
Katsushika Hokusai
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Object Label
Not only is this print among the most famous of the great printmaker Hokusai’s works, but it is also one of the earliest versions of this image. In later impressions, the central band of reeds behind the boat is lost. Also notable is the tilted perspective of the boat, which allows us see the vessel’s interior.
Caption
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849). View of Fuji from a Boat at Ushibori from "Thirty-Six Views of Fuji", 1834. Woodblock color print, 10 3/8 x 15 1/4 in. (26.4 x 38.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Louis V. Ledoux, 47.47. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Artist
Title
View of Fuji from a Boat at Ushibori from "Thirty-Six Views of Fuji"
Date
1834
Period
Edo period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Woodblock color print
Classification
Dimensions
10 3/8 x 15 1/4 in. (26.4 x 38.7 cm)
Signatures
Zen Hokusai I-itsu hitsu
Credit Line
Gift of Louis V. Ledoux
Accession Number
47.47
Frequent Art Questions
So the red stamps on the prints are ownership marks?
Typically the marks in red are the artist's seal. Publisher and censor marks would also appear on prints, but tend not to be red.Is that supposed to be Mt. Fuji in the background?
Yes, it is! The artist, Katsushika Hokusai, became famous for his 46 depictions of the mountain.The blue used in this print was a new type of chemical pigment called Prussian Blue. It was developed in Germany accidentally in 1829 and had a huge impact in the arts—even as far away as Japan!This is the type of print that had an enormous impact on French painters in the 19th century, such as Monet (whose painting of the Doge's Palace hangs on the other side of the exhibition).
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