38.Mount Fuji from the Mountains of Tōtōmi

Tōtōmi was the old name of Shizuoka Province. The craftsmen are sawing the timber with many times the height of a person.

Katsushika Hokusai placed the timber on the diagonal of the screen and created similar triangles with the wood and props. It created a unique geometric pattern.

The smoke rising from the ground to the blue sky was realized by carving the woodcut finely with lines and also using blur. And Mt. Fuji is placed in the space that the structures create.

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The Fuji from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō from "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji"

37.The Fuji from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō  37. The Fuji from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō Kanaya was the current Shimada-shi, Shizuoka prefecture, and the ferry landing to cross the Ooi River. Because of the defensive reasons for the Edo shogunate, they didn't build a bridge over the river. The Ooi river was famous for its large amount of water and difficult to cross. And this painting also depicts the water is surging for the people carrying the luggage or the persons as a big wave...

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Yoshida at Tōkaidō from "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji"

39.Yoshida at Tōkaidō  39. Yoshida at Tōkaidō  Yoshida flourished as a castle town in Toyohashi-shi, Aichi Prefecture. The shop depicted in the Japanese woodblock printing is a tea house, "不二見茶屋"(The viewing Mt. Fuji tea house, the signboard of the center). The travelers are getting rid of their tiredness and enjoying the view. On the large and small signboard on the right, the letters of "御茶津希"(rice with green tea poured) and "根元吉田ほ...

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