Morning after the Snow at Koishikawa in Edo (Koishikawa yuki no ashita), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Summary
In the morning just after a snowstorm, a small party enjoys a panoramic view of the snowy landscape from an inn on the cliff at Koishikawa in Edo. Mount Fuji, covered with fresh snow, can be seen beyond the Edo River.
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo))
Edo period (1615–1868)
Katsushika Hokusai was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period best known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景 Fugaku Sanjūroku-kei, c. 1831) which includes the internationally iconic print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa.
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Date
1830 - 1831
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)