Fuji View Field in Owari Province

In "Fuji-view field" in Owari, a cooper works inside a giant half-built tub — and the tub's circle frames Fuji, a small blue triangle in a ring of new wood. The series' cleanest geometry: circle around triangle, labor around mountain — a craftsman's-eye view of Fuji from the farthest province in the set. The cooper never looks up. The most famous view in Japan hangs inside his workpiece, and he has work to finish. "The work frames the mountain. The mountain frames the work."

Maker

Katsushika Hokusai

Date

c. 1830–32

Medium of the original

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Rights

Cleared for print

Catalogue number

PA-00370