Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishu Fujimigahara), from the series "Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Dimensions
- 25.6 × 37.2 cm (10 × 14 5/8 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 visibly presents fields, vegetation, a tree line, and a distant peak; the title identifies the work as a view of Mount Fuji.
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Work and Workers Visual · 86%
A crouching person handles a long implement within or beside the large wheel in a cultivated field setting, indicating a scene of labor; the exact task is uncertain.
Visual Qualities
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Geometric Visual · 97%
The oversized circular wheel, segmented bands, horizontal field divisions, and linear implements create a strongly geometric structure.
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Asymmetrical Visual · 98%
The composition is asymmetrical: the large wheel dominates the center and right, while the tall tree and vegetation counterbalance it on the left.
Medium and Techniques
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The museum classifies the work as a print and identifies its medium as a color woodblock print.
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Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 98%
The supplied medium is explicitly identified as a color woodblock print, corresponding to the catalog’s woodcut/linocut printmaking category.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The work is dated c. 1830/33, with the catalog date range 1825–1838.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the artist and place of origin as Japanese and lists the work’s style as Japanese culture or style.
Source & rights
Katsushika Hokusai. Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishu Fujimigahara), from the series "Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)". The Art Institute of Chicago.