KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI. Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tokaido (Tokaido Ejiri Tago no ura ryaku zu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tokaido (Tokaido Ejiri Tago no ura ryaku zu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)

Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tokaido (Tokaido Ejiri Tago no ura ryaku zu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei). Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760-1849 Tokyo (Edo)). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 14 3/8 in. (24.8 x 36.5 cm). Date: ca. 1830-32. Men struggle to steer their junks through the strong currents of Tago Bay while a fisherman casts his net into the turbulent sea. The curved shape of the mountain, echoing that of the junks, serves as a counterpoise to the foreground scene.

Estampas japonesas

Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Edo period (1615-1868)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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35.8 x 24.5 cm | 14.1 x 9.6 in (300 dpi)