Groups of Mountain Climbers
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
- 25.4 × 37.5 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (impression JP1322; many other impressions exist)
- Movement
- Ukiyo-e
- Series
- Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Pilgrims in white with straw hats and staffs climb the steep, reddish slopes near the summit of Mount Fuji, some using a ladder, while others rest crowded together in a rock shelter at the top right. Clouds drift below them and the sky opens wide at the left. The print is one of the ten additional views Hokusai added to his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, published around 1830–1832 by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō), and like the others it is printed with black outlines. Climbing Fuji was a religious pilgrimage, and here, unusually for the series, we stand on the mountain itself rather than looking at it from afar. The warm reds and browns of the volcanic rock set it apart from the blue-dominated views; impressions vary in colour and condition.
This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
Warm volcanic reds and browns with white-clad climbers, for a study, den or home gym at 16×24 in natural wood. It pairs with The Inume Pass in Kai Province for two climbs toward Fuji.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Exhibition poster of a Ukiyo-e painting
- Era
- 19th century (c. 1830–1832)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- cornflower blue, cream & beige
- Mood
- calm
- Rooms
- study or library, home gym, living room, dining room, dorm room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, travelers, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.
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
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A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
