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Fuji from Umezawa Marsh in Sagmi Province, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
Fuji from Umezawa Marsh in Sagmi Province, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji

Fuji from Umezawa Marsh in Sagmi Province, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Publisher
Dateearly 1830s
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ōban; overall: 10 1/4 × 15 1/4 in. (26.1 × 38.7 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioThirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)
Object number1950.726
Status
Not on view
More Information
A print done almost entirely in shades of blue. Umezawa was a spot famous for busy travelers and teahouses, not as a good viewing spot for Mt. Fuji. Nor were there cranes. Hokusai is using some creative license here, portraying Umezawa as an idyllic, rural place, adding the cranes, a traditional symbol of longevity, as an auspicious motif.
Exhibition History
The Cultured Landscape in China and Japan
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 6, 2007 - August 13, 2007 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan (April 13, 2019 - May 25, 2019 )
  • Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan (June 8, 2019 - July 28, 2019 )
  • Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Osaka, Japan (August 10, 2019 - September 29, 2019 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 14, 2020 - December 6, 2020 )
Collections
  • Asian
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