Fugaku hyakkei1834

Hokusai achieved enormous success with the publication between 1829 and 1832 of his series of colour prints 'Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji' (Fugaku sanjûrokkei). That series was later extended by a further ten prints. Following this he went on to design these 102 views of Fuji that were published in three volumes over a period of about fifteen years. They were printed from blocks made in the workshop of the master carver Egawa Tomekichi. For <a href="http://japaneseprints.wikispaces.com/Hokusai+One+Hundred+Views+of+Fuji" title="Readable version wikispaces">these books</a>, Hokusai chose to work in monochrome: a fine black line and various subtle shades of grey, concentrating on eccentric and imaginative compositions, rather than the realistic depiction of actual places.

Mount Fuji is a...