In the Mountains of Totomi Province (Totomi sanchu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"
- Series:
- Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (print 19 of 46)
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
Totomi sanchu from the Fugaku sanjurokkei is among Hokusai's most compositionally inventive designs, depicting timber framers constructing a large wooden structure deep in the mountains of Totomi Province, present-day western Shizuoka Prefecture. Two laborers bend a massive log beam into position, their bodies forming geometric counterpoints to the rectilinear framework being assembled. Mount Fuji is visible through a triangular void created by intersecting beams, its white cone precisely framed by the structural opening. The print demonstrates Hokusai's systematic method of situating Fuji's presence within scenes of human labor and industry, departing from the scenic or recreational contexts more typical of the meisho-e tradition. The contrast between the physical exertion of the workers — ropes taut, bodies at full extension — and the static, remote mountain operates at both compositional and thematic levels. Prussian blue in the sky and on Fuji's upper snow zone anchors the palette. Wood shavings and construction debris in the foreground provide textural detail consistent with Hokusai's interest in the material reality of craft and labor.
1821
Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
c. 1832
Color woodblock print; oban
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
In the Mountains of Totomi Province (Totomi sanchu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)" was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎).
Yes — In the Mountains of Totomi Province (Totomi sanchu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)" is part of the Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji series (print 19 of 46) by Katsushika Hokusai.
In the Mountains of Totomi Province (Totomi sanchu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)" depicts landscapes and mount fuji.
In the Mountains of Totomi Province (Totomi sanchu), from the series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)" measures 25.9 × 37.4 cm.