Katsushika Hokusai
Japanese (1760 - 1849) Primary

Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sôshû Enoshima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjûrokkei)

1830 - 1832

Image
9 3/4 in. x 14 1/2 in. (24.77 cm x 36.83 cm)

This object has the following keywords:

• Asian - Refers to the cultures of the continent of Asia, which is in the eastern hemisphere, and is bounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Arctic Ocean, and is generally considered to be delimited on the west by the Ural Mountains. It also refers to the numerous islands off the coast of Asia.
• boats - Watercraft generally smaller and less seaworthy than ships and generally not designed to cross large open waters.
• color woodcuts - Woodcuts that incorporate color, usually through combining a series of blocks in precise registration that have been inked with individual hues and pressed onto one support.
• figures - Representations of humans, animals, or mythical beasts, in any medium.
• islands - Landforms smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water at high water. Islands appear in oceans, seas, lakes, or rivers.
• Japanese - Nationality, periods, cultures, and styles found in Japan, either in historical times or in the present.
• meisho-e - Refers to Japanese prints or other works depicting famous places.
• shores - Strips of land bordering large bodies of water; an example is area of land between the lowest low-water spring tide and the highest point of storm waves.
• Ukiyo-e - Distinctive genre in painting and other media, but most prominently in woodblock printing. It arose in the Edo period (1600-1868) and built up a broad popular market among the middle classes. Subject matter typically focused on brothel districts and kabuki theatres, with formats ranging from single sheet prints to book illustrations. Generally, the style is characterized by a mixture of the realistic narrative of the Kamakura period and the mature decorative style of the Momoyama and Edo periods. Distinctive styles and specialties in subject matter were developed by different schools throughout the period.
• villages - Distinctions among villages, towns, and cities are relative and vary according to their individual regional contexts. Villages generally designate units of compact settlement, varying in size but usually larger than hamlets and smaller than towns and distinguished from the surrounding rural territory.
• woodcuts - Prints made using the process of woodcut, which is a relief process in which the design is cut into and printed from the plank side of a wood block; distinct from "wood engraving (process)," which is a relief process using the grain end of a wood block.

• Image Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 14 1/2 in. (24.765 x 36.83 cm)

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