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Encyclopedia > 36 Views of Mount Fuji (Hokusai)
In the Hollow of a Wave off the Coast at Kanagawa, woodcut by Katsushika Hokusai
In the Hollow of a Wave off the Coast at Kanagawa, woodcut by Katsushika Hokusai

36 Views of Mount Fuji (Japanese: 富嶽三十六景; Fugaku Sanjū-Rokkei) is a series of woodblock prints by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849), depicting Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of different places and distances. Download high resolution version (930x623, 139 KB) One of Hokusais 36 Scenes of Mt. ... Download high resolution version (930x623, 139 KB) One of Hokusais 36 Scenes of Mt. ... Yuan dynasty woodblock edition of a Chinese play Woodblock printing is a technique for printing text or images used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China sometime between the mid-6th and late 9th centuries. ... View of Mount Fuji from Satta Point in the Suruga Bay, ukiyo-e by Hiroshige, published 1859 Ukiyo-e ), pictures of the floating world, is a genre of Japanese woodblock prints produced between the 17th and the 20th century, featuring motifs of landscapes, the theater and pleasure quarters. ... The Great Wave at Kanagawa (from a Series of Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji) by Katsushika Hokusai. ... Mount Fuji , IPA: ) is the highest mountain in Japan. ...


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