Mount Fuji from across the Lake at Hakone
Woodblock Print
1849-1852 (made)
1849-1852 (made)
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This 'uchiwa-e' (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige is a somewhat pedestrian composition. Nevertheless, the view of Mount Fuji across Lake Ashi and the mountains of Hakone captures some of the drama that has attracted travellers over the centuries. The light is fading in the west. It casts the lake and its surroundings into a shadowy darkness that makes the perfect snow-clad form of Mount Fuji all the more spectacular. The ribmarks visible towards the top of the print show that it was salvaged from a made-up fan. The less than perfect registering of the colours suggests that it was taken from partially worn blocks.
Object details
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| Title | Mount Fuji from across the Lake at Hakone (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour print from woodblocks |
| Brief description | Woodblock print, Utagawa Hiroshige I; 'Mount Fuji from across the Lake at Hakone'; fan print, Japanese, 1849-1852 |
| Physical description | Fan print, aiban size. Artist signature: Hiroshige ga. Unidentified publisher mark. Censor seals: Magome and Hama. |
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| Credit line | Webb Bequest |
| Summary | This 'uchiwa-e' (rigid fan print) design by Hiroshige is a somewhat pedestrian composition. Nevertheless, the view of Mount Fuji across Lake Ashi and the mountains of Hakone captures some of the drama that has attracted travellers over the centuries. The light is fading in the west. It casts the lake and its surroundings into a shadowy darkness that makes the perfect snow-clad form of Mount Fuji all the more spectacular. The ribmarks visible towards the top of the print show that it was salvaged from a made-up fan. The less than perfect registering of the colours suggests that it was taken from partially worn blocks. |
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| Accession number | E.4849-1919 |
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| Record created | November 18, 2003 |
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