Yoshida on the Tōkaidō, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
ca. 1830-32
In this image from Hokusai's celebrated Fuji series, the subject is less the mountain than the lively cast of characters assembled to admire it. The artist's mastery of figure drawing is apparent in these dynamic depictions, which recall his famous studies published under the title Hokusai manga. The thousands of sketches Hokusai produced in these volumes often found new life in his later prints.
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
10 x 14 3/4 in. (25.4 x 37.5 cm)
Gift of Mary and Allan Kollar, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
2010.47.1
Provenance: [Egenolf Gallery, Burbank, California]; purchased from gallery by Allan Kollar, Seattle, Washington, 2009; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2010
Photo: Colleen Kollar Zorn