Hokusai "Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on the Tokaido" -Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji-

This print is one of Hokusai’s successful series, “Thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji”. It depicts a merry scene of cherry-blossom viewing at Goten-yama, the hill north of Shinagawa in Edo (current Tokyo). The hill was named Goten-yama (Palace Mountain) because it was the site of the Shogun’s villa. With its fantastic ocean view, Goten-yama was a very popular picnic spot for people. Hokusai represents this famous hill with its cherry trees in full blossom.

Katsushika Hokusai
Tokaido Shinagawa Gotenyama no Fuji
葛飾北斎
東海道品川御殿山ノ不二