Mount Fuji, Owari Province, 1830s #1
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Mount Fuji, Owari Province, 1830s #1
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Fuji View Field in Owari Province is a woodblock print by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai. The ninth print in Hokusai's series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. Shows a cooper applying varnish to the inside of a large, bottomless barrel, with distant view, through the barrel and across a field, of Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji is a frequent subject of Japanese art especially after 1600, when Edo (Tokyo) became the capital and people saw the mountain while traveling on the Tokaido road. The mountain is mentioned in Japanese literature throughout the ages and is the subject of many poems. Mount Fuji is an active stratovolcano located near the Pacific coast of Honshu and one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains". The ukiyo-e genre of art flourished in Japan from the 17th through 19th centuries.
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September 7th, 2020
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