Artist

Katsushika Hokusai (1760~1849)

Japanese Woodblock Print  Name

#24 - Soshū Shichiri-ga-hama (Shichiri beach in Sagami Province) 相州七里浜

From Series - Thirty six Views of Mount Fuji

Shichirigahama was a place for Edo commoners to take short trips to Enoshima,

so it was often a favorite subject for ukiyo-e, and often depicted bustling travelers

 passing by.

In light of this trend, this painting is quite different in style.

The painting does not show any people passing by, let alone people,

and shows a desolate landscape with only a few houses visible,

despite being a tourist spot.

The overall indigo color further brings out this atmosphere,

giving the impression that it is more like a landscape painting than a famous place.

Hokusai captures Enoshima from the curved Shichirigahama Beach, and behind it,

Mount Fuji is covered in snow up to its middle, but the only movement in the painting is

 the rising clouds and the gently lapping waves, making this a strange and unusual work.

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.