Under the Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa
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
- 25.7 × 38.6 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (impression JP1332; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
The high wooden arch of the Mannen Bridge spans the whole width of the sheet, its deck lined with small figures, and through the gap beneath it a tiny Mount Fuji appears far away on the horizon. Boats glide on the river below, and a fisherman casts a line from the stone bank at the right. The print belongs to Hokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, published around 1830–1832 by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō), where it is usually counted fourth in the series. Fukagawa lay on the east bank of the Sumida, and the bridge crossed the Onagi canal near its mouth. The steep, almost geometric arch is drawn with a Western-style perspective that Hokusai liked to test against the mountain's simple cone; 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
Pale river blue and a soft red-brown bridge framing a tiny Fuji, for a living room, home office or hallway at 24×16 in natural wood. It pairs with Hiroshige's Mannen Bridge in Fukagawa, a view of the same bridge a generation later.
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, home office, 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.
