Object numberX.192

Fuji Seen from Hodogaya

Portfolio/Seriesfrom the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

Date1830

Artist Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Publisher Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō)

CultureJapanese

MediumWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

DimensionsSheet: 9 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (24.8 x 37.5 cm)

Period19th c (Edo period)

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Vassar Exhibitions

Bunmei Kaika: Political Landscape in Early Modern and Modern Japan

Label TextHodogaya, the fourth post station on the Tōkaidō, was about 20.5 miles away from Edo. In Katsushika Hokusai’s print, the snow has melted on the southern side of Mount Fuji, indicating that this long trek occurred during late spring. Only high-ranking officials, the imperial family, or the wealthy could afford to travel by palanquin and horseback—seen here at left and right. Regulations required travelers to change horses at every post station.

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