Cool Picture: View of Mt. Fuji
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Object Label
Hiroshige adopts a bird’s-eye view of the planes surrounding Mt. Fuji in order to provide a sense of the vastness of the landscape and of the mountain’s stately presence. The title on this extremely rare print reads Suzushiga, or “Cool Picture,” a reference to the effect created by Hiroshige’s use of an all-blue palette. Another unusual feature of the print is its prominent display of the publisher’s name, Hananotsuyu Tamakichi, along the left edge of the composition.
Caption
Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese, 1797–1858. Cool Picture: View of Mt. Fuji, ca. 1855–1858. Color woodblock print on paper., 12 7/8 x 16 1/8 in. (32.7 x 41 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 16.557. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.557_IMLS_SL2.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Cool Picture: View of Mt. Fuji
Date
ca. 1855–1858
Period
Edo period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Color woodblock print on paper.
Classification
Dimensions
12 7/8 x 16 1/8 in. (32.7 x 41 cm)
Signatures
Hiroshige ga
Inscriptions
seal: Ichiryusai Artist's title for design reads "Cool Picture"
Markings
Printed in blue with red seals.
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund
Accession Number
16.557
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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