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One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei, shohen 富嶽百景初編) : [volume 1]

Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849 · 1834 · Nagoya: Eirakuya Tōshirō, 永楽屋東四郎; Edo: Nishimura Yūzō, 西村祐蔵. · 20 pictures

A woodblock-printed volume from Edo-period Japan, made by Katsushika Hokusai and published in 1834 in Nagoya and Edo for a general readership of art lovers and travellers. Its double-page spreads show Mount Fuji seen across landscapes, and its figures, hills, trees and mist offer a designer clear examples of compositional framing and sparse linework.

Fuji, Mount (Japan)

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