Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishu Fujimigahara), from the series "Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Fujimigahara in Owari Province (Bishu Fujimigahara), from the series "Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai

Details

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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Geometric Visual · 97%

    The oversized circular wheel, segmented bands, horizontal field divisions, and linear implements create a strongly geometric structure.

  • 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

  • Prints Metadata · 99%

    The museum classifies the work as a print and identifies its medium as a color woodblock print.

  • 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

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The work is dated c. 1830/33, with the catalog date range 1825–1838.

Geographic Regions

  • 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.