Fine Wind, Clear Morning

In this print from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, Hokusai shows the sacred peak glowing red-brown at dawn under a mackerel sky. Stark, simple and monumental, it is a serene companion to his Great Wave. The mountain's bulk fills almost the whole sheet.

Fine Wind, Clear Morning

Katsushika Hokusai

  • Datec. 1831
  • MovementUkiyo-e
  • WhereMetropolitan Museum of Art, (woodblock print)
  • RegionEast Asia · Japan