This is an ukiyo-e reproduction of one of Hokusai's most well-known works, a part of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. A huge wave is about to crash, splashing away. The small boat seems to be enduring the onslaught of the waves and letting itself go with the current. Hokusai looks as if he were on a similar boat depicting this scene, lowering his gaze and looking up at both the waves and Mt. Fuji, creating a powerful sense of realism.

Edo woodblock prints began as simple black prints colored with a brush. These subsequently evolved into tan-e, beni-e, and urushi-e, eventually resulting in a printing technique in which colors were applied directly to the wood, followed by two- and three-color prints (benizuri-e). In 1765, it became possible to print intermediate colors as well as gold and silver, opening the door to multicolor prints.

Origin: Asakusa

Contemporary
Print Size: 340mm x 220mm

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