A View of Mount Fuji and Travellers by a Bridge

Hokusaica. 1835

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Here, Mount Fuji is seen across the fields known as Nakahara, just off the T kaid Road (the principal route along the eastern coast between Edo and Kyoto). In the foreground is the thatched roof of a shrine and a stone statue on the bank of the stream.

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Title: A View of Mount Fuji and Travellers by a Bridge
Creator: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
Date Created: ca. 1835
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 25.1 x 37.8 cm (9 7/8 x 14 7/8 in.)
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.997
Medium: color woodblock print
Inscriptions: Signature: Zen Hokusai I-itsu fude
Department: Japanese Art
Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Credit Line: Bequest of James Parmelee
Collection: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1940.997

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