At Sea off Kazusa
c. 1830–1832 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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About this work
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
- Year
- c. 1830–1832
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Original size
- 24.1 × 37.8 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (impression JP2963; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Two large cargo ships with red-brown hulls sail across a calm sea, their white sails filled with wind and decks stacked with goods. Far away on the horizon, a tiny Mount Fuji appears beneath the sail. The print belongs to Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, published around 1830–1832 by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō). Kazusa province lay across Edo Bay, and coastal cargo ships like these carried goods to and from the city. The great ship dwarfs the distant mountain, one of Hokusai's favourite plays of scale; impressions vary in colour and condition.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Red-brown ships and white sails on soft blue water, for a study, den or home office at 24×16 in natural wood. It pairs with Kajikazawa in Kai Province for two prints of people on the water.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (c. 1830–1832)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- dramatic, moody
- Rooms
- study or library, home office, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, travelers, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×16. Prints at 18×12, 24×16 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — natural wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.


























