Kajikazawa in Kei Province (Koshu Kajikazawa) From the series, Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
date: label: Date
content: 1823–29
name: label: Artist
content: Katsushika Hokusai, 1760 – 1849
label: Publisher
content: Eijudo
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: A fisherman and his young apprentice are perched on an overhanging cliff, being crushed by violent waves. The foamy water resembles that of the famous Great Wave off Kanagawa. The serenity of Mt. Fuji rising above the fog balances out the turbulent seas. The fisherman’s posture and his extended lines, cast out, copy the triangle form of Mt. Fuji. This symmetry is often seen in many of Hokusai’s prints. Using only three colors, brown, green, and blue, he captures the daily life of a fisherman, using gradation and subtle tones.
place: label: Place
content: Japan
label: made in
content: Japan
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1941-31-117
objectType: label: Type
content: landscapes
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 26 x 37.8 cm (10 1/4 x 14 7/8 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: Mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)