Fuchu, Station 19 of the Tokaido

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)

Date

c. 1806

Medium

Color woodblock print; chuban

Travelers ford a wide river under a flat band of Hokusai blue, the water rendered in overlapping curved lines. It has the calm, patterned look of a good graphic print without losing the feel of a real place.

• Museum-sourced, public domain (CC0)
• Printed and shipped in the US
• Museum record at Art Institute of Chicago

Furnishing a whole wall? Let the curator hang a set in this style