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Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji

Biography Ando Hiroshige
Suruga District
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In 1858, the year of his death, Ando Hiroshige created a series of 36 Views of Mount Fuji. The series "Fuji Sanjurokkei" (36 Views of Mount Fuji) is considered to be one of the best works by Hiroshige.

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Hiroshige Ando 1797-1858

Shortly after Hokusai had created his famous 36 Views of Mount Fuji, Ando Hiroshige made his name immortal with the series of 53 Stations of the Tokaido in 1832.

In those days it was even more common among Japanese artists than today to copy the success of others. And after all ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock prints) was considered a mass media and not high art. The ukiyo-e business was driven by commercial aspects, not by artistic vocations. Therefore it is rather unusual that Hiroshige waited for roughly 25 years before he tackled the theme of Mount Fuji. But maybe he was simply too busy with his Tokaido series which were really continuous "burners".

36 Views of Mt. Fuji by Hiroshige

The series was published by Tsutaya Kichizo in 1858 and for some designs shortly after Hiroshige's death. The designs are pretty straight forward, not as intricate in the use of unusual perspectives for which Hiroshige is famous as for instance in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo but interesting, vigorous and beautiful nevertheless. If in good condition and with fresh colors, collectors pay high prices for a sheet from Fuji Sanjurokkei.

As with all famous series, also of "Fuji Sanjurokkei" reproductions were made. They are usually in better shape than the originals, but cost only a fraction.

Gallery Fuji Sanjurokkei

Here are a few examples from Fuji sanjurokkei as the series is called in Japanese. You can view most or maybe even all of the 36 designs in our archive of sold Japanese prints with full descriptions, images and prices achieved in our online auctions.

Biography of Hokusai
Enoshima - Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji
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Hokusai - 36 Views of Mount Fuji
Wild Goose Hill - Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji
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Mount Fuji seen by Hasui Kawase
Koshigaya - Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji
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Mount Fuji - by Shotei
Sagami River - Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji
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Mount Fuji - by Koichi Okada
Ohtsuki Plain - Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji
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Views of Mount Fuji
Izu Mountains - Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji
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Literature Source

Chris Uhlenbeck & Merel Molenaar, "Mount Fuji - Sacred mountain of Japan", Leiden, 2000, Hotei Publishing, ISBN 90-74822-32-0.

Dieter Wanczura
(August 2009)

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