{"product_id":"the-cushion-pine-at-aoyama-from-36-views-of-mt-fuji-series-by-hokusai-copy-copy","title":"Hawk Hunting at Meguro","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"95\"\u003eMeguro takaban\u003cbr data-start=\"39\" data-end=\"42\"\u003eThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"75\"\u003eKatsushika Hokusai\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"100\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"102\" data-end=\"125\"\u003eArtwork Description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"127\" data-end=\"387\"\u003eMeguro, located southwest of central Edo, was characterized by hilly terrain and open fields with clear views toward Mount Fuji. During the Edo period it served as a falconry ground for the shogunate, and the name Takaban preserves this historical association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"791\"\u003eThe composition unfolds across a gently rising slope. In the foreground, falconers stand with trained hawks, their vertical posture forming the dominant structural elements. A farmer kneels before them, creating a contrasting low horizontal line. To the left, a farmwoman moves forward carrying a hoe, a baby on her back, and leading a small child, while another farmer ascends the hill further beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"793\" data-end=\"1115\"\u003eThese figures establish layered depth across the incline. Diagonal lines of the slope guide the eye upward toward the center of the composition, where Mount Fuji appears with snow on its peak. The mountain occupies the middle distance, positioned calmly between the human activity in the foreground and the open sky above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1435\"\u003eThe scene balances contrasting modes of life: official falconry associated with samurai authority and agricultural labor rooted in rural daily life. The vertical presence of the falconers and the diagonal movement of the farmers create tension within the landscape. Fuji, centered and distant, stabilizes this tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1437\" data-end=\"1697\"\u003eThe work situates controlled human activity within a broad natural setting. Movement occurs along the slope, while the mountain remains fixed at the horizon, reinforcing the series’ recurring contrast between transient human roles and enduring geological form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1699\" data-end=\"1702\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1732\"\u003eAbout Katsushika Hokusai\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1734\" data-end=\"1946\"\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=\"1948\" data-end=\"2184\"\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=\"2186\" data-end=\"2189\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2191\" data-end=\"2207\"\u003eReproduction\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2209\" data-end=\"2307\"\u003eThis work is a 20th century lithographic reproduction of Hokusai’s Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2309\" data-end=\"2398\"\u003eIt is not an original Edo period woodblock print, but a later limited edition lithograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2400\" data-end=\"2464\"\u003eHand printed and numbered 180\/300 in pencil on the lower margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2466\" data-end=\"2469\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2471\" data-end=\"2482\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2484\" data-end=\"2547\"\u003eMedium: Lithograph\u003cbr data-start=\"2502\" data-end=\"2505\"\u003eEdition: 180\/300\u003cbr data-start=\"2521\" data-end=\"2524\"\u003eSize: 410 mm × 600 mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2549\" data-end=\"2599\" 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":49096446673196,"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_0078.jpg?v=1717625942","url":"https:\/\/kumano.is\/products\/the-cushion-pine-at-aoyama-from-36-views-of-mt-fuji-series-by-hokusai-copy-copy","provider":"Kumano.is","version":"1.0","type":"link"}