South Wind, Clear Sky (Red Fuji)

Landscape and Legend

Hokusai

Landscapes, ghosts and poems from a long career, 1810s–1830s

The designer (1760–1849) worked in prints, books and paintings over a very long career. At seventy, around 1830, he turned to Mount Fuji, and his views helped make landscape a favorite with buyers.

  • Landscape as a subject in its own right
  • A newly affordable imported blue
  • Ghosts, poems and sketches beside the views

Works in this part

Image: The Met Open Access · Public domain (Met Open Access)

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