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Mount Fuji Viewed during a Fine Wind on a Clear Morning (Gaifū kaisei), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Mount Fuji Viewed during a Fine Wind on a Clear Morning (Gaifū kaisei), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

1760 - 1849

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Japanese

The cone of Fuji seen on a summer day in fair weather with a gentle breeze. The sky is bright blue flecked with white clouds. The cone of Fuji is red slightly streaked with snow.

Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper

Edo period, 1615-1868

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