Umezawa in Sagami Province
by Hokusai
Title
Umezawa in Sagami Province
Artist
Hokusai
Medium
Painting - Painting
Description
Umezawa in Sagami Province. Along the coast of Sagami province in Kanagawa prefecture, the view of Mount Fuji is said to be dramatic, revealing the mountain’s classic beauty. Hokusai’s design in this print is particularly fine, expressive of the tranquil mood of Fuji, with its foothills that provide a refuge for cranes, Japan’s most sacred bird. At the foreground stream, bathed in the early dawn light, five cranes feed and two others fly toward Fuji. The mountain’s majestic cone, deep blue at the bottom and fading to light blue and white at the summit, rises above the green slopes. Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. He is best-known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (c. 1831) which includes the iconic and internationally recognized print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, created during the 1820s.
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November 20th, 2021
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