{"product_id":"hokusais-fuji-hardcover","title":"Hokusai's Fuji - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatsushika Hokusai\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKyoko Wada\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatsushika Hokusai's \u003cem\u003eThirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e and the three volumes of his subsequent \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Views of Mount Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e show his fascination with a single motif: Mount Fuji. Hokusai's near-obsession with Fuji was part of his hankering after artistic immortality. In Buddhist and Daoist tradition, this mountain was thought to hold the secret to eternal life, as one popular interpretation of its name suggests: \u003cem\u003efu-shi\u003c\/em\u003e (\"not death\").\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eThirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e was produced from 1830 to 1832, when Hokusai was in his seventies and at the height of his career. Among the prints are three of the artist's most famous: \u003cem\u003eThe Great Wave of Kanagawa\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eFine Wind, Clear Morning\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThunderstorm Beneath the Summit\u003c\/em\u003e. By the time he created his second great tribute to Mount Fuji, three volumes comprising \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Views of Mount Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e, he was using the artist names \"Gakyo Rojin\" (\"old man crazy for painting\") and \"Manji\" (\"ten thousand things\" or \"everything\"). Contrasting the mountain's steadfastness and solidity with the changing world around it, Hokusai depicts Fuji through different seasons, weather conditions, and settings, and in so doing communicates an important message: while life changes, Fuji stands still.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluding all illustrations from these two masterful series, \u003cem\u003eHokusai's Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e also features many of Hokusai's earlier renditions of the mountain, as well as later paintings. In this way, through Mount Fuji, this volume traces a history of Hokusai's oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 8.1 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764821557536,"sku":"9780500026557","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fa91a4a58eaa1b0cc930bbaad3c34e36.webp?v=1780255671","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hokusais-fuji-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}