This horizontal composition from Hokusai's Fugaku Sanjurokkei (c. 1830–1833), published by Nishimuraya Yohachi, places the viewer on the Onmayagashi (御厩河岸), the embankment on the west bank of the Sumida River near the shogunal stables. The Ryogoku Bridge, one of Edo's most celebrated structures and a gathering point for festivals, stretches across the middleground, its silhouette dark against the sunset sky. Mount Fuji appears in the far distance to the west, reduced to a pale cone by atmospheric perspective. Prussian blue (bero-ai), introduced into Japanese printmaking in the 1820s, gives the water and sky their characteristic tonal range. Figures on the embankment appear small against the broad horizontal sweep of the river. The composition is notable for its panoramic calm — distinct from the dramatic close-ups and crashing energy of more celebrated prints in the series — presenting Fuji as a quiet presence on the horizon at the end of the day.
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.
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)" was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎).
Yes — 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)" is part of the Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji series (print 22 of 46) by Katsushika Hokusai.
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)" depicts landscapes, night scenes, and mount fuji.
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)" measures 25.4 × 37.5 cm.