Rain Below the Mountain (from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji)

Creator Name

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

Cultural Context

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Date

Creation: early 1830s

Source

Cleveland Museum of Art

About the Work

Cleveland Museum of Art Object Description

Hokusai probably composed this print as a complement to Mt. Fuji in Clear Weather (see CMA 1930.189) and to illustrate the mountain’s majesty in different weather. Here, a sudden shower covers most of the mountain’s base and slope with dark clouds.

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Title

Rain Below the Mountain (from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji)

Creator

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

Worktype

Cultural Context

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Material

color woodblock print

Dimensions

Overall: 25.4 x 38.4 cm (10 x 15 1/8 in.);
height: 0.254metre;
width: 0.384metre

Technique

Language

Date

Creation: early 1830s

Provenance

James Parmelee [1855–1931], Cleveland, OH and Washington, DC, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, ?–1940; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1940–; Bequest of James Parmelee

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Signature: Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu.

Location

Source

Cleveland Museum of Art

Subjects

Topic

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