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South Wind, Clear Sky, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

Creator Name

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849);
葛飾 北斎

Cultural Context

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Date

early 1830s

About the work

Cleveland Museum of Art Object Description

Mt. Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain, appeared in most Japanese 19th-century travel literature. Maps sometimes showed its location with a Fuji-shaped icon and indicated where travelers could get the best view of it. Between 1829 and 1833, Hokusai created a print series depicting thirty-six views of the mountain, including this one, sometimes known as “Red Fuji.” The season in this scene is a time between late summer and early autumn, when the mountain takes on a reddish hue.

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Title

South Wind, Clear Sky, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

Creator

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849), artist;
葛飾 北斎, artist

Worktype

Print

Cultural Context

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Material

color woodblock print

Dimensions

Sheet: 25.6 x 37.5 cm (10 1/16 x 14 3/4 in.)

Technique

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Date

early 1830s

Provenance

(Yamanaka & Co., New York, NY, sold to Edward L. Whittemore); Edward L. Whittemore [1862-1930], Cleveland, OH, ?-1930, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, ?-1930; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1930-present, 1930-; Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore

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CC0

Inscription

Signature: Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

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