Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyakurakanji Sazaido), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Dimensions
- 25.7 × 37.4 cm (10 1/8 × 14 11/16 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
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Landscapes Both · 99%
The image shows a broad rural panorama with Mount Fuji in the distance, and the title identifies the work as one of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.
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Human Figure Visual · 99%
Numerous human figures occupy the veranda, appearing seated, standing, pointing, looking outward, or adjusting their view.
Visual Qualities
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Asymmetrical Visual · 98%
The composition places the temple structure at the right edge, the visitors across the lower foreground, and the open landscape across the left and central field, producing a distinctly asymmetrical arrangement.
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Emphasis on Linear Perspective Visual · 92%
Repeated lines in the floorboards, railings, roof edges, and architectural elements establish depth and organize the view toward the landscape.
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Patterns Visual · 95%
Repeated motifs are visible in the visitors’ garments, roof tiles, window grilles, and other architectural details.
Medium and Techniques
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Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 99%
The medium is identified as a color woodblock print; woodcut-and-linocut is the closest catalog technique category.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The work is dated c. 1830/33, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Metadata · 99%
The museum record identifies the place of origin as Japan and the style as Japanese culture or style.
Source & rights
Katsushika Hokusai. Sazai Hall at the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyakurakanji Sazaido), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)". The Art Institute of Chicago.