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Fuji from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō by Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830–1832

$130.00

Item no. PDKHW010-00

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Porters carry travellers across a wide river: Hokusai’s Fuji from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō, on stretched canvas, framed, or on fine art paper.

Format

Stretched canvasfrom $130 Framed canvasfrom $160 Framed printfrom $160 Fine art printfrom $80

Size

Which size fits your wall

Every size keeps the painting's own proportions. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.

18 × 12 in 46 × 30 cm

Three-seat sofa, 84 in wide × 34 in tall (213 × 86 cm)

Size	Metric	Where it works
18 × 12 in	46 × 30 cm	Plays well with others: the middle of a gallery wall, a pair side by side, or a hallway on its own.
24 × 16 in	61 × 41 cm	Holds a wall on its own above a dresser, console or sideboard. Above a bed or a sofa, hang two side by side.
30 × 20 in	76 × 51 cm	Holds a wall on its own above a dresser, console or sideboard. Above a bed or a sofa, hang two side by side.

Rule of thumb: choose art about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it.

18 × 12 in46 × 30 cm 24 × 16 in61 × 41 cm 30 × 20 in76 × 51 cm

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This print is churning blue water full of tiny figures, with warm hills and a white Fuji, and a dull copy blurs the crowd. Our Hokusai Fuji from Kanaya print was graded against the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s own photograph, so the water stays blue and every figure stays clear.

Canvas, framed or paper

Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.

Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.

Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.

Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.

Sizes

18x12 inch, 24x16 inch, 30x20 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.

On your wall

Its wide shape suits a living room, a study or a long wall. The blues, ochres and warm greens look rich with white, navy and dark wood, and a natural or black frame suits it.

About the painting

Fuji from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō by Hokusai

A river with no bridge

Kanaya was a post town on the Tōkaidō road, on the bank of the Ōi River. The shogun’s government forbade any bridge or ferry there, so travellers were carried across on porters’ shoulders or on platforms. An old song said that the Ōi River could not be crossed.

A hundred travellers

Hokusai drew it around 1830 to 1832, in his seventies, for his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. More than a hundred people wade, carry and are carried through the waves, more than in any other print of the series, with Mount Fuji rising beyond.

Hidden adverts

Look closely: a flag and the travellers’ bundles carry the characters of Eijudō, the name of Hokusai’s publisher. This impression belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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More than a hundred people are crossing this river, and not one of them is using a bridge.

Kanaya was a post town on the Tōkaidō road, on the bank of the Ōi River.

The shogun's government had forbidden any bridge there, and any ferry. So travellers were carried across, on porters' shoulders or on wooden platforms.

An old song said you could ride a horse over the Hakone mountains, but the Ōi River could not be crossed.

Around 1830, Katsushika Hokusai, at seventy, draws it for his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.

The water churns in great blue waves. Porters wade through it, carrying travellers, bags and boxes, and the river is full of tiny people.

It's the most crowded print in the whole series. And beyond the far bank, Mount Fuji rises, white.

Look closely at the flags and bundles. They carry the characters of Eijudō, Hokusai's publisher. A hidden advertisement.

This impression belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.

Look at the crowd in the water, and the quiet mountain beyond.

Fuji from Kanaya on the Tōkaidō. Katsushika Hokusai, about 1831.

Hokusai as an Old Man, after a drawing attributed to Hokusai. Woodblock print, 1900. Freer Gallery of Art.

The artist

Katsushika Hokusai

1760–1849 · Ukiyo-e

Japanese painter and printmaker of the Edo period, who worked for some seventy years and signed his work under many names. He was in his seventies when Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji appeared, the series that carried his name around the world.

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The original

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
Date: c. 1830–1832
Medium: Colour woodblock print on paper
Where it hangs today: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Originals: One impression of a print made in many
Original size: About 25 × 39 cm

Graded against the original: true to the artist’s colours, brought back to life for your wall.

How each piece is brought to life

Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.

Graded against the original

We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you

Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall

It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.

Questions

Is this the original painting?

No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.

Will the colour look flat?

This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.

Will the edges be cropped?

Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.

Which size is right for my wall?

Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.

How long does it take?

Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.

What if it arrives damaged?

Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.

Can I return it?

Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.