{"product_id":"koishikawa-yuki-no-ashita-from-36-views-of-mt-fuji-series-by-hokusai-copy","title":"Asakusa Honganji Temple","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:c56b5cb4-fda1-4cff-94ac-448be8f84c63-47\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-26\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"53b4ed37-596f-488a-94bc-6909a63e8651\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"98\"\u003eAsakusa Honganji\u003cbr data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"45\"\u003eThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji\u003cbr data-start=\"75\" data-end=\"78\"\u003eKatsushika Hokusai\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"103\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"128\"\u003eArtwork Description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"406\"\u003eHigashi Honganji, originally established as Kōzuiji Temple in 1591, was relocated to Asakusa after the Great Fire of Meireki in 1657 and became known as Asakusa Gobō. The print focuses on the main hall of the temple, situating the viewer close to the expansive roof structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"736\"\u003eThe foreground is dominated by the steep triangular mass of the roof, which occupies most of the pictorial space. Workers appear very small along its surface, emphasizing the architectural scale and reinforcing the sharp incline of the structure. Their placement clarifies the roof’s magnitude and the density of the built form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"738\" data-end=\"1046\"\u003eMount Fuji appears small along the distant horizon. The triangular outline of the mountain echoes the triangular geometry of the roof, establishing a structural correspondence between near and far planes. The heavy diagonal of the roof contrasts with the horizontal horizon line that anchors the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1351\"\u003eA kite drifts in the open sky above the roofline. Positioned within the upper register, it introduces a lighter diagonal element that offsets the weight of the architectural mass below. The sky remains largely open, creating a spatial contrast between compressed foreground density and distant openness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1680\"\u003eThe composition clarifies a central tension within the series: monumental architecture in the foreground set against the stable presence of Mount Fuji in the distance. Human labor is embedded within the structure, while Fuji remains fixed beyond it, reinforcing the contrast between constructed space and geological permanence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"1685\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1687\" data-end=\"1715\"\u003eAbout Katsushika Hokusai\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1717\" data-end=\"1929\"\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=\"1931\" data-end=\"2167\"\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=\"2169\" data-end=\"2172\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2174\" data-end=\"2190\"\u003eReproduction\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2192\" data-end=\"2290\"\u003eThis work is a 20th century lithographic reproduction of Hokusai’s Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2381\"\u003eIt is not an original Edo period woodblock print, but a later limited edition lithograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2383\" data-end=\"2447\"\u003eHand printed and numbered 180\/300 in pencil on the lower margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2449\" data-end=\"2452\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2454\" data-end=\"2465\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2467\" data-end=\"2530\"\u003eMedium: Lithograph\u003cbr data-start=\"2485\" data-end=\"2488\"\u003eEdition: 180\/300\u003cbr data-start=\"2504\" data-end=\"2507\"\u003eSize: 410 mm × 600 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2532\" data-end=\"2582\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAll artworks are sold as shown in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kumano.is","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49104022339884,"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_0090.jpg?v=1717692720","url":"https:\/\/kumano.is\/products\/koishikawa-yuki-no-ashita-from-36-views-of-mt-fuji-series-by-hokusai-copy","provider":"Kumano.is","version":"1.0","type":"link"}