Mount Fuji
Japan's sacred mountain, above all in Hokusai's and Hiroshige's prints. 37 works, grouped by the museums' own subject tags and titles. Paintings first, then in date order.
37works
65average lightness (0–100)
17average colourfulness
1761–1920dates
Combined colour mix
Green 30% · Gold & ochre 22% · Grey 17% · Blue 10% · White & cream 8%
Artists here: Katsushika Hokusai (26), Utagawa Hiroshige (4), Kitagawa Utamaro (1), Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1)
Mount Fuji and the Miho Pine Forest
Soga Shōhaku, c. 1761-1762
Mount Fuji and the Miho Pine Forest
Soga Shōhaku, c. 1761-1762
Young man and his party crossing a stream before Mt. Fuji
Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1798/1800
South Wind, Clear Sky (Gaifū kaisei), also known as Red Fuji, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830–32
At Sea off Kazusa (Kazusa no kairo), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830–32
Enoshima in Sagami Province (Sōshū Enoshima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830–32
Cushion Pine at Aoyama (Aoyama enza no matsu), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830–32
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), or The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1830–32
The Inume Pass in Kai Province (Kōshū Inume tōge), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Katsushika Hokusai, ca. 1831–32
Viewing Sunset over the Ryogoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment (Onmayagashi yori Ryogokubashi sekiyo o miru), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Koshu Kajikazawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
Fuji from Kanaya on the Tokaido (Tokaido Kanaya no Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/32
Umezawa Marsh in Sagami Province (Soshu Umezawa hidari), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo (Edo Nihonbashi), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
Tsukudajima in Musashi Province (Buyo Tsukudajima), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
The Mitsui Shop in Surugacho in Edo (Koto Surugacho Mitsui mise ryakuzu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
Lower Meguro (Shimo Meguro), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
Sea Lane Off Kazusa Province (Kazusa no kairo), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
Surugadai in Edo (Toto surugadai), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
Goten Hill at Shinagawa on the Tokaido (Tokaido Shinagawa Gotenyama), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
Tagonoura Bay near Ejiri on the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō Ejiri Tagonoura ryakuzu), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
Katsushika Hokusai, 1830-33
Tama River in Musashi Province (Bushu Tamagawa), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
Nakahara in Sagami Province (Soshu Nakahara), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
Ushibori in Hitachi Province (Joshu Ushibori), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
Senju in Musashi Province (Bushu Senju), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
Lake Hakone in Sagami Province (Soshu Hakone Kosui), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
In the Mountains of Totomi Province (Totomi sanchu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
Rice Paddies at Ono in Suruga Province (Sunshu Ono shinden), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830/33
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
Katsushika Hokusai, 1830/33
Evening Snow on Mount Fuji, Complete View of the Inner and Middle Shrines at Shimo Sengen (Fuji bosetsu, Shimo Sengen atomiya nakamiya zenzu), from the series "Eight VIews of Famous Places (Meisho hakkei)"
Utagawa Toyoshige (Toyokuni II), c. 1833/34
Yoshiwara: View of Fuji on the Left from Nawate (Yoshiwara, hidari Fuji no Nawate), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido)
Utagawa Hiroshige, c. 1837/42
Distant View from beneath Shin Ohashi Bridge (Shin Ohashi kyoka no chobo), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji Seen from the Eastern Capital (Toto Fujimi sanjurokkei)"
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1843
Fuji Marsh in Yoshiwara (Fujinuma, Yoshiwara), section of sheet no. 4 from the series "Pictures of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi zue)"
Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856
In the Mountains of Izu Province (Izu no sanchu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"
Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858
Hota Beach in Awa Province (Boshu Hota no kaigan), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjurokkei)"
Utagawa Hiroshige, 1858
Aubergine plant and Mount Fuji
Kawabata Gyokushō, 1880 - 1890
Moonlight on Mt. Fuji
Lilian May Miller, ca. 1920-1929