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Hiroshige: Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji

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Mount Fuji’s exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is snow-capped for about five months a year, is a well-known symbol of Japan.Mount Fuji has “inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for centuries.” Katsushika Hokusai

By 1800, Hokusai was further developing his use of ukiyo-e for purposes other than portraiture. He had also adopted the name he would most widely be known by, Katsushika Hokusai, the former name referring to the part of Edo where he was born, the latter meaning 'north studio', in honour of the North Star, symbol of a deity important in his religion of Nichiren Buddhism. [11] That year, he published two collections of landscapes, Famous Sights of the Eastern Capital and Eight Views of Edo (modern Tokyo). He also began to attract students of his own, eventually teaching 50 pupils over the course of his life. [7] Sueur-Hermel, Valérie (2009). Henri Rivière: entre impressionnisme et japonisme (in French). Paris: Bibliothèque nationale de France. ISBN 978-2-7177-2431-8. From the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection: “THIS IS JAPAN” Eternal Japanese Art Oita Art Museum (Oita, Japan) Forrer, Matthi (1991). Hokusai: Prints and Drawings. Neues Publishing Company. ISBN 978-3-7913-1131-9.Toyoharu's work greatly influenced Japanese landscape painting, which evolved with the works of Hiroshige– an indirect student of Toyoharu through Toyohiro– and Hokusai. Hokusai became acquainted with Western perspective in the 1790s through Shiba Kōkan's investigations, from whose teaching he benefited. Between 1805 and 1810, Hokusai published the series Mirror of Dutch Pictures– Eight Views of Edo. [46]

Although Ukiyo-e can depict anything from contemporary city life to classical literature, it was landscapes like this that earned Hokusai his fame. The saturated colors and stylized forms in such prints helped inspire the Impressionist and Post-impressionist movements decades later. Fine Wind, Clear MorningIf you enjoyed this article, please consider subscribing to my Patreon. There, you will find exclusive articles, videos, and audio guides about the world of the photobook and more. For those curious, there now is the possibility of a trial membership for seven days. Hokusai was one of the leading painters and print artists of the nineteenth century, specialising in ukiyo-e images - meaning 'pictures of the floating world'. These images were extremely popular from the late seventeenth to early twentieth centuries, and depict a beautiful and transient world, with subjects ranging from scenes of courtesans to portraits of actors. Hokusai introduced landscapes to the genre and the 'Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji' series, from which this print is taken, was the first series made up exclusively of landscapes. He studied many styles of art in the city of Edo (modern Tokyo) in the late eighteenth century to develop his own particular idiom, at a time when aspects of European art, such as spatial recession, were being more widely used in Japanese print-making. A wider variety of colours were also increasingly available. Goncourt, Edmond de (2014). Hokusai Mega Square. Bournemouth, Parkstone International. ISBN 978-1-78310-566-3. This print and The Great Wave off Kanagawa, are perhaps the most widely recognized pieces of Japanese art. Both are superb examples of the Japanese art of Ukiyo-e, “pictures of the floating world.” Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

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