– Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) – ‘Nakahara in Sagami Province’ – From the series “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” – Japan – Late 20th century

Description

Woodblock print (reprint), Published by Yuuyuudou – Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) – ‘Nakahara in Sagami Province’ – From the series “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” – Japan – Late 20th century

Published by Yuuyuudou

Carver: Matsuda Torazou 松田虎蔵
Printer: Endou Tadao 遠藤忠雄

Katsushika Hokusai is one of the most influential artists of Japan,inspiring such famous painters as Van Gogh etc..When Hokusai was 70-years-old and at the peak of his career,he began work on a series of woodblock prints.These prints became known as Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji.

In this print Hokusai presents a cross-section of the kinds of people encountered during a pilgrimage to Mt.Fuji.Perhaps most striking is the woman on the bridge,who not only carries a baby on her back and a large tray with wrapped bundles of food for lunch on her head,but also balances an iron kettle on her hoe.A similarly burdened man turns to her,while another villager sifts through the water of the stream with a net.Pilgrims are about to cross the bridge.At the right a merchant’s bundle marked with the mark of publisher.