Hodogaya on the Tōkaidō
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
- 25.2 × 37.5 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (impression JP1427; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
A row of tall pines with red trunks lines the Tōkaidō road, and between them a snow-capped Fuji rises in the distance. Travellers pass along the road in front of the trees: a man adjusting his sandal, porters with a palanquin, a man on horseback and others on foot. The print belongs to Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, published around 1830–1832 by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō), and it is listed last of the original thirty-six. Hodogaya was one of the first post towns on the Tōkaidō road west of Edo. The pine trunks act like a screen, with the mountain glimpsed between them; 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
Tall red pines and soft blue with a white Fuji, for a hallway, study or living room at 24×16 in natural wood. It pairs with Sekiya Village on the Sumida River for two scenes of travel.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (c. 1830–1832)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- living room, hallway or entryway, study or library, 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.





























