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Shichirigahama in Sagami Province

冨嶽三十六景 相州七里浜

In gradations of a single indigo, this print overlooks from a hill in Kamakura a cape jutting into Sagami Bay and Fuji towering behind it. It barely depicts the beach itself, and the composition that captures the cape and Fuji on a grand scale is striking.

Date
c. 1830-33 (Tenpo 1-4)
Medium / format
Woodblock print (ukiyo-e)
Place depicted
Shichirigahama(Kanagawa)
Seen in the distance
Mount Fuji

About this work

Looking down from the hill at lower right, a tree-covered cape juts into the sea, with Fuji towering large just behind it. At the foot of the cape, the village at the edge of Shichirigahama can be seen small, and the shape of an island floats offshore at left. The protagonists of the scene are not the beach but the cape and Fuji. The slope of the hill is covered with trees drawn as dots, and in the foreground, fine lines of waves overlap many times at the water's edge.

The Yamanashi Prefectural Museum sees the print as a view of Fuji across Koyurugi Cape and Enoshima from around today's Kamakurayama. It points out, however, that apart from Fuji the landscape is composed facing southwest, and that in reality it would be difficult to see them lined up like this. The Tokyo Fuji Art Museum also considers the island at left to be Enoshima.

This is one of the early ai-zuri prints, whose name was even mentioned in the series' advertisement. The gradations of a single indigo have the feel of ink painting and suggest the shore dazzling white in strong sunlight. In impressions with more colors, the western sky is tinted, and the scene is expressed as an evening in which the village and islands sink into darkness in backlight.

The place today

Shichirigahama is a coast in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Kamakura City has selected the view of Enoshima and Mt. Fuji across the shoreline as one of the city's representative landscapes. The park at Inamuragasaki and the shore near Yukiai Bridge are highlights, and the beach's black-edged sand from iron sand is also a feature.

Where can I see it?

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

Museums that hold this work

Museums that hold this series (please check the museum's website for whether it holds this print)

Frequently asked questions

Who painted Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: Shichirigahama in Sagami Province, and when?
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: Shichirigahama in Sagami 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: Shichirigahama in Sagami Province show?
It shows Shichirigahama (Kanagawa).
Where can I see Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji: Shichirigahama in Sagami 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.

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