ISBN9780500026557 (hardcover)
0500026556 (hardcover)
Other physical detailsillustrations (black and white, and colour)
Note (General)"Wada Kyoko, editor"--Page 13
"北斎富嶽"--Dust jacket
"Translated from the Japanese by Lis-Britt Dalkari"--Title page verso
"First published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by Thomes & Hudson Ltd"--Title page verso
"First published in the United States of America in 2023 by Thomes & Hudson Inc"--Title page verso
"Original edition ©2023 Goliga Books, Tokyo"--Title page verso
Note (Content)Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji and the three volumes of his subsequent One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji show his fascination with a single motif: Mount Fuji. Hokusai's near-obsession with Fuji was part of his hankering after artistic immortality ? in Buddhist and Daoist tradition, Fuji was thought to hold the secret to eternal life, as one popular interpretation of its name suggests: 'Fu-shi' ('not death'). Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji was produced from c. 1830 to 1832 when Hokusai was in his seventies and at the height of his career. Among the prints are three of the artist's most famous: The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Fine Wind, Clear Morning and Thunderstorm Beneath the Summit. By the time he created his second great tribute to Mount Fuji, three volumes comprising One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji, he was using the artist names Gakyo rojin ('Old Man Crazy to Paint'), and Manji ('Ten Thousand Things', or 'Everything'). Contrasting the mountain's steadfastness and solidity with the ravages of the surrounding elements, Hokusai depicts Fuji through different seasons, weather conditions and settings, and in so doing communicates an important message: while life changes, Fuji stands still.0 0Including all the illustrations from these two masterpieces, this book also features many of Hokusai?s earlier renditions of the mountain, as well as later paintings. In this way, through Mount Fuji, this volume traces a history of Hokusai?s oeuvre overall
Note (Bibliography)Includes bibliographical references