Fuji from Nakajima Shoen (Banana Garden)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Description
Fuji seen from Nakajima Shoen — a famous banana (basho) garden associated with the poet Matsuo Bashō — places the sacred mountain behind the lush, broad-leafed tropical foliage that made this Edo garden a well-known attraction. The contrast between the foreign exoticism of the banana plants and the quintessentially Japanese mountain behind them creates a characteristically Hokusai tension between the near and the far.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fuji from Nakajima Shoen (Banana Garden) was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎).
Fuji from Nakajima Shoen (Banana Garden) depicts landscapes, mount fuji, and gardens, set at Mount Fuji.