Surugadai in Edo
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
- 24.8 × 36.5 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (impression JP1287; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Travellers with loads and baskets climb and descend a steep road through the Surugadai district, where trees and yellow-green banks crowd the slope, and a tiled roof cuts in from the right. Far off, beyond the city, a small white Fuji rises under a pale sky. The print belongs to Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, published around 1830–1832 by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō). Surugadai, on high ground in Edo, shares its name with Suruga province, where Mount Fuji stands, and was known for its view of the mountain. The busy figures on the road and the distant peak show Hokusai's habit of setting everyday life against the mountain; 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
Yellow-green slopes with soft blue and a tiny white Fuji, for a hallway, study or home office at 24×16 in natural wood. It pairs with Hiroshige's Suidō Bridge and the Surugadai Quarter for two views of the same district.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (c. 1830–1832)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, 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.





























