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. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 47.47_PS4.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

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

Print

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

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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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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