{"product_id":"gaifu-kaisei-red-fuji-from-36-views-of-mt-fuji-series-by-hokusai-copy","title":"Mitsui Drapery Shop at Surugachō","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"125\"\u003eTōto Surugachō Mitsui mise ryakuzu\u003cbr data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"72\"\u003eThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"105\"\u003eKatsushika Hokusai\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"130\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"155\"\u003eArtwork Description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"402\"\u003eThis scene is set on Surugachō Street in Edo, where the Mitsui drapery shop Echigoya stood prominently on both sides of the road. The street axis leads directly toward Mount Fuji, which appears centered in the distance beyond the urban corridor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe composition is constructed from a low vantage point, emphasizing the massive roof of the Mitsui shop in the foreground. The steep diagonal of the roofline dominates the right side of the image, creating a strong angular thrust across the picture plane. Workers repairing roof tiles move swiftly along its surface, their gestures reinforcing the diagonal direction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpposite the heavy roof mass, the open sky creates spatial relief. A kite bearing the character for longevity drifts above, its light diagonal movement counterbalancing the architectural weight below. The triangular form of Mount Fuji echoes the slanted roofline, establishing a geometric correspondence between foreground structure and distant mountain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe street functions as a linear channel guiding the eye toward Fuji. Human activity unfolds along this commercial artery, while the mountain remains fixed beyond the dense urban fabric. The contrast between bustling commerce and distant stillness clarifies a central structural tension within the series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe print situates economic vitality within a rigorously organized spatial system. The large roof, the narrow street axis, and the small yet centered Fuji establish equilibrium between urban scale and geological permanence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1662\" data-end=\"1665\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1667\" data-end=\"1695\"\u003eAbout Katsushika Hokusai\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1697\" data-end=\"1909\"\u003eKatsushika Hokusai was one of the most influential ukiyo-e artists of the Edo period. Active as painter and printmaker, he expanded ukiyo-e beyond portraiture into landscapes, nature, and scenes of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1911\" data-end=\"2147\"\u003eIn Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, Hokusai transformed landscape into a structural system—juxtaposing motion and stillness, labor and faith, industry and leisure—while anchoring each composition with the enduring presence of Mount Fuji.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2149\" data-end=\"2152\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2170\"\u003eReproduction\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2172\" data-end=\"2270\"\u003eThis work is a 20th century lithographic reproduction of Hokusai’s Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2272\" data-end=\"2361\"\u003eIt is not an original Edo period woodblock print, but a later limited edition lithograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2363\" data-end=\"2427\"\u003eHand printed and numbered 180\/300 in pencil on the lower margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2429\" data-end=\"2432\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2434\" data-end=\"2445\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2447\" data-end=\"2510\"\u003eMedium: Lithograph\u003cbr data-start=\"2465\" data-end=\"2468\"\u003eEdition: 180\/300\u003cbr data-start=\"2484\" data-end=\"2487\"\u003eSize: 410 mm × 600 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2512\" data-end=\"2562\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAll artworks are sold as shown in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kumano.is","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49095843578156,"sku":null,"price":29999.0,"currency_code":"ISK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/6205\/5724\/files\/Kumano_project_Hokusai_20240601_0094.jpg?v=1717607647","url":"https:\/\/kumano.is\/products\/gaifu-kaisei-red-fuji-from-36-views-of-mt-fuji-series-by-hokusai-copy","provider":"Kumano.is","version":"1.0","type":"link"}