c. 1830-32(Tenpo 1-3)／Color woodblock print on paper
25.6 x 37.5 cm
SUMMARY
Kajikazawa is in Minami-Komagun, Yamanashi, upstream of the Fujigawa river. Near the merging point of the Kamanashikawa and Fuefukigawa rivers the water flows in a quick torrent. A fisherman is standing on the tip of a jagged rock, throwing his net out into the water. His son is by his side, holding a basket for the catch. The triangulation created by the positioning of these elements is echoed in the shape Mount Fuji, giving the piece an interesting composition.
ARTIST
Katsushika Hokusai
1760-1849
At age 19, he became a disciple of Katsukawa Shunsho and took on the name Shunro. After his teacher Shunsho’s death, he left the Katsukawa school and adopted the name Tawaraya Sori. From then on, he used more than 30 artist names, including Taito, Hokusai, Gakyojin, Iitsu, and Manji Rojin. From his mid-40s he worked on many illustrations for popular literature at the time, such as Takizawa Bakin’s Strange Tales of the Crescent Moon. In 1814, he released Hokusai Manga, a compilation of illustrated models. Entering his 70s, he published series of color prints one after another, including his masterpiece, Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. In his later years, he also took up the brush and painted.
List of artworks by the same artist
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