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

The ergonomic armrests

reminiscent of spirals or billowing clouds

葛飾北斎「富嶽三十六景 神奈川沖浪裏」

Preserving the tradition of valuing negative space

Hokusai’s dynamic and layered depiction of chrysanthemums and the interplay of flora and fauna can also be seen as an influence on later artists

Hokusai "Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on the Tokaido" -Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji- Chestnut The ergonomic armrestsThis print is one of Hokusais 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 Shoguns 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.