Artist

Katsushika Hokusai (1760~1849)

Japanese Woodblock Print  Name 

 #14 - Bushū Senju (Senju, Musashi Province) 武州千住

From Series - Thirty six Views of Mount Fuji

Hokusai deliberately does not depict a bustling post town, but instead depicts the area

 around a sluice gate in a canal near the Arakawa River.

Here, two men are engaged in fishing while a farmer passes by them,

leading a horse and gazing at Mount Fuji, creating a tranquil scene.

As in "Sekiya Village on the Sumida River," the faces of the figures

in this painting are hidden by hats or arms. However,

the position of each person's face and the direction of their gaze are designed in

such a way that the viewer is naturally led to imagine it, which has the effect of

drawing attention to even the finer details of the picture.

Still, perhaps it is Hokusai's wit that even the horse's face is obscured by its mane.

This series of Hokusai’s “Thirty Six Views of Mount Fuji” has been reproduced by

the Tokyo traditional Woodblock Print Association.

These traditional woodblock prints are produced by a contemporary dream team of many of the top skilled Japanese craftsmen, exactly as was the first edition at Edo-Tokyo Museum

Approx Image Size 

Height 25.00 cm  x Width 38.00 cm

(H 9.843 " x  W 14.961 ")

Condition  

The print is in perfect state.

It has never been rolled up or framed,

and has been kept in professional condition.

Color 

Please refer to our pictures for color.

The color of the actual woodblock prints may be slightly different from our online images because it is impossible to show the precise color of these fine art woodblock prints and the delicate texture of our long-lasting traditional craft-made Washi Paper.