Who painted Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: Fujimigahara in Owari Province, and when?

Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: Fujimigahara in Owari Province is by Katsushika Hokusai, made in c. 1830-33 (Tenpo 1-4). Medium: Woodblock print (ukiyo-e).

Where can I see Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: Fujimigahara in Owari Province?

It is held by Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, Edo-Tokyo Museum. Exhibitions change, so check each museum's information before you visit.

Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji ・ 9

Fujimigahara in Owari Province

冨嶽三十六景尾州不二見原

Through the ring of an enormous tub, so big that a craftsman works inside it, a distant, tiny Fuji can be seen. Layering a large round tub with a small triangular Fuji, it shows Katsushika Hokusai's playfulness and bold composition.

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Date: c. 1830-33 (Tenpo 1-4)
Medium / format: Woodblock print (ukiyo-e)
Series: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji 46 prints
Place depicted: Fujimigahara（Aichi）
Seen in the distance: Mount Fuji

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About this work

The center of the picture is occupied by a large tub under construction. Inside it, a craftsman stripped to the waist bends over, intently planing the inner staves. Beyond the ring of the tub, fields spread out, and above the horizon a white Fuji is seen very small. Even the joins between the individual staves of the tub are drawn in detail.

The fields are expressed with vertical and horizontal lines and bokashi, and continue flat into the distance. Bamboo hoops, a tool box, and a mallet lie at the craftsman's feet, depicting the tub-making workplace just as it was. The figure of a craftsman working with his back to Fuji also appears in the "Hokusai Manga," published about fifteen years earlier. Pictures combining working people and Fuji are also seen in "In the Mountains of Totomi Province" and others.

Fujimigahara was a famous place on the outskirts of Nagoya, and the City of Nagoya introduces it as one of the "Three Views of Nagoya" of the time. Katsushika Hokusai stayed in Nagoya in 1812 and 1817 and is thought to have known the place well. The place depicted is said to be Fujimigahara, but the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum also raises the possibility of Fushimi-cho in the castle town, where there was a street of tub makers nearby.

The place today

The Fujimigahara depicted is thought to be near today's Fujimi-cho in Naka Ward, Nagoya. Naka Ward, Nagoya, introduces "Fujimigahara," one of the Three Views of Nagoya, and this picture as a local attraction, along with Katsushika Hokusai's stay in Nagoya.

Where can I see it?

Exhibitions change over time. Check each museum's exhibition information before you visit.

Museums that hold this work

Tokyo National Museum
Taito City, Tokyo　Accession no. A-11177
From the set of 34 sheets of Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
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Tokyo Fuji Art Museum
Hachioji
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Edo-Tokyo Museum
Sumida City, Tokyo　Accession no. 92202752
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Museums that hold this series (please check the museum's website for whether it holds this print)

Yamanashi Prefectural Museum
Fuefuki
Complete set of 46 sheets
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Frequently asked questions

Who painted Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: Fujimigahara in Owari Province, and when?: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: Fujimigahara in Owari Province is by Katsushika Hokusai, made in c. 1830-33 (Tenpo 1-4). Medium: Woodblock print (ukiyo-e).
What place does Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: Fujimigahara in Owari Province show?: It shows Fujimigahara (Aichi).
Where can I see Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: Fujimigahara in Owari Province?: It is held by Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo Fuji Art Museum, Edo-Tokyo Museum. Exhibitions change, so check each museum's information before you visit.