Reflection in Lake at Misaka in Kai Province
c. 1830–1832 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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This print

About this work
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
- Year
- c. 1830–1832
- Medium
- Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Original size
- 24.4 × 37.5 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (impression JP2969; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji rises bare and brown above a quiet lake ringed with green hills and a small village, while in the still water below its reflection appears white with snow and set off to the side. A single boat floats on the lake. The print belongs to Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, published around 1830–1832 by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō). The view is from Misaka in Kai province, on the north side of the mountain. The mismatch between the summer mountain and the snowy, shifted reflection is a deliberate and much-discussed invention; 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
Calm lake blue and soft green with a brown Fuji and its white reflection, for a bedroom, study or reading corner at 24×16 in natural wood. It pairs with Lake Suwa in Shinano Province for two lake views.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (c. 1830–1832)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- bedroom, study or library, 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).
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About this design
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An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.


























