Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Dimensions
- 25.2 × 37 cm (9 7/8 × 14 9/16 in.)
- Origin
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Holding institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image provider
- art-institute-chicago
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Landscapes Both · 99%
The metadata identifies the subject as landscapes, and the image visibly presents an expansive outdoor scene of marshland, reeds, distant water, and Mount Fuji.
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Waterscapes Visual · 96%
Blue water and shallow marsh channels occupy the lower and middle portions of the image, surrounding the boat and reeds.
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Modes of Transportation Visual · 99%
A large boat is the dominant foreground object and is shown moving through the marsh or waterway.
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Figures in Nature Visual · 90%
Small human figures are visible within and alongside the boat, situated within the surrounding natural landscape.
Styles and Movements
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Ukiyo-e Metadata · 95%
The identified artist, color woodblock format, and Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series place the work within the ukiyo-e print tradition.
Visual Qualities
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Asymmetrical Visual · 97%
The long boat cuts diagonally across the sheet, contrasting with the horizontal bands of marsh, water, and sky and the distant mountain.
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Linear Forms Visual · 93%
Repeated linear marks define reeds, water, boat construction, coverings, cargo, and the mountain’s contours.
Medium and Techniques
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Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as a color woodblock print; the sheet’s flat color fields and crisp contour lines are consistent with woodblock printing.
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The museum classifies the object as a print and specifies a color woodblock-print process.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The work is dated c. 1830/33, placing it within the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Both · 99%
The work’s place of origin is Japan and its catalog style is Japanese; the image depicts a Japanese waterside landscape with Mount Fuji.
Source & rights
Katsushika Hokusai. Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)". The Art Institute of Chicago.