Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: From the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Scantamburlo, Elisabetta

ISBN 10: 4805319380 / ISBN 13: 9784805319383

Published by Tuttle Pub, 2025

About this Item

slp edition. 127 pages. 12.50x8.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # xi4805319380

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: From the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Publisher: Tuttle Pub
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 4805319380
• ISBN 13: 9784805319383
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.98 kilograms

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Synopsis

The full set of 46 glorious prints of Mt Fuji by Japan's most famous artist!

This beautiful Japanese-bound volume presents the complete set of prints Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, one of the most famous series created by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), including ten prints he added to the series at a later date. Mt Fuji is magnificently represented by the master thanks to his highly personal conception that combines the sacred dimensions of the mountain with earthly views representing many different human activities. Each print is accompanied by a technical explanation that helps the reader to understand the image, with descriptions where possible of the actual places depicted.

About the Author

Elisabetta Scantamburlo is an art and design critic. She obtained her doctorate in East Asian Studies and carried out research at Keio University in Tokyo. She has curated exhibitions and collaborated with The International Hokusai Research Centre in Tokyo in the realization of important exhibitions on Ukiyo-e woodblock prints. She is the author of Shunga: Images of Desire in the Erotic Art of Japan.