Tsukudajima in Musashi 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
- 25.9 × 38.4 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (impression JP23; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Heavily laden boats are rowed across calm water in the foreground, while the island of Tsukudajima sits in the middle distance with its houses and a forest of ships' masts. A small white Fuji rises above a long, low shore on the horizon. The print belongs to Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, published around 1830–1832 by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō). Tsukudajima was a fishing island at the mouth of the Sumida River in Edo Bay. The soft blues of the bay are graded toward the horizon, giving the scene a quiet morning light; impressions vary in colour and condition.
This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Soft bay blue with red-brown boats and a small white Fuji, for a living room, bathroom or study at 24×16 in natural wood. It pairs with Hiroshige's Tsukudajima and Eitai Bridge, the same island by night.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (c. 1830–1832)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Palette
- cornflower blue
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- living room, bathroom, 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. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or natural wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing.
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.
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.




























