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Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa

Katsushika Hokusai · 1831

A 1831 print from Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series, framing the mountain beneath an arched bridge.

Hokusai designed this print as part of his famous Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji series.

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Colored woodblock print of a tall wooden arched bridge spanning a river, with a lone figure with a hat on the bridge and a distant view of Mount Fuji. Several small boats float on the water, and a fisherman with a rod sits at the lower right. Trees and wooden buildings line the banks. — Katsushika Hokusai, Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa, 1831. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

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What it is

This woodblock print, made in 1831 by Katsushika Hokusai, is part of his series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. It shows a tall wooden arched bridge over a river, with a figure crossing it, boats and a fisherman on the water, and Mount Fuji visible in the distance. It is held at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Why it matters

The print is a striking example of Hokusai's inventive compositions, framing the distant, permanent mountain through the curve of a man-made bridge. This playful use of framing devices shows his skill at combining ordinary scenes of travel and labour with the grand, enduring presence of Fuji, a theme running through this entire series.

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