Ejiri in the Suruga province

Ejiri in the Suruga province by Katsushika Hokusai
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai
Date
c.1832 ; Japan
Style
Ukiyo-e
Genre
Landscape
Location
Guimet Museum
"Ejiri in the Suruga province" is one of the iconic prints from Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series. This Landscape captures the bustling scenery along the Tōkaidō route, with Mount Fuji majestically rising in the background. Created in the ukiyo-e style, the work emphasizes vivid detail, dynamic composition, and seasonal atmosphere. Hokusai’s mastery in depicting nature combined with contemporary travel scenes exemplifies the power of landscape art to evoke both location and mood, making this print a celebrated example of Japanese visual culture.

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