Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji - 1891，Autumn View at Totsuka with Distant Mt. Fuji/冨士三十六景 駿河薩夕ノ海上 - Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (1797-1858) - Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)

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SEE: https://ukiyo-e.org/image/waseda/201-2528

Description:
This modern woodblock print reinterprets the classic theme of Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, depicting the sacred mountain rising serenely beyond sweeping coastal waves. The composition balances powerful surf in the foreground with distant fishing boats and a soft dawn horizon, capturing both energy and tranquility. Gentle gradations of turquoise and pale sky evoke a refreshing sense of depth, while the stylized pines and clouds retain the elegance of traditional ukiyo-e aesthetics. A striking blend of dynamic movement and poetic scenery, the print offers a vivid homage to Japan’s iconic landscape tradition.

Author:
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 (1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese Ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition. Hiroshige is best known for his horizontal-format landscape series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō and for his vertical-format landscape series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. The subjects of his work were atypical of the ukiyo-e genre, whose typical focus was on beautiful women, popular actors, and other scenes of the urban pleasure districts of Japan's Edo period (1603–1868).

Kodama Matashichi was a Meiji-period ukiyo-e publisher based in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. He is known for producing works by artists such as Yamazaki Toshinobu, Yōshū Chikanobu, and Kobayashi Kiyochika. Kodama’s publications include landscapes, beauty prints, and war triptychs, notable for their refined printing and delicate color gradations. His collaborations with Toshinobu on the Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji exemplify the high craftsmanship and transitional aesthetic between traditional ukiyo-e and the emerging Meiji modern style.