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Lake Suwa in Shinano Province by Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1830–1832

$130.00

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Two pines and a shrine above a still lake: Hokusai’s Lake Suwa in Shinano Province, 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 calm blues and greens under a soft pink sky, and a dull copy turns the lake grey. Our Hokusai Lake Suwa print was graded so the water stays clear blue, the sky keeps its blush and the pines stay crisp.

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 bedroom, a living room or a quiet study. The blues, greens and pink look calm with white, sage and pale wood, and a natural or white frame suits it.

About the painting

Lake Suwa in Shinano Province by Hokusai

Lake Suwa

Lake Suwa lies in the mountains of Nagano, in central Japan. Hokusai drew it around 1830 to 1832, in his seventies, for his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, looking down on the water from a hill, with Fuji small on the far horizon.

Two pines and a shrine

On the hill stand two tall pines, split in a V, and a little thatched shrine shaped like Fuji itself. A boat crosses the lake, and on a point of land sits Takashima Castle, once called the floating castle of Suwa.

A remembered view

By Hokusai’s day the castle no longer stood in the water, so the view is partly imagined. The first impressions were all blue, like a scene before dawn; later ones, like this, added a pink sky and green trees.

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There's a castle in this picture that was no longer floating when Hokusai drew it.

Around 1830, Katsushika Hokusai is seventy, working on his Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.

Here he looks down on Lake Suwa, high in the mountains of central Japan, with Fuji small on the far horizon.

On a hill in front stand two tall pines, split in a V, and beside them a little thatched shrine. Look at its shape: it's a tiny Fuji.

A boat crosses the still water. And on a point of land sits Takashima Castle, once called the floating castle of Suwa.

By Hokusai's day, the land around the castle had been drained. The castle no longer stood in the lake.

So he seems to give it back its water, the way its old name remembered it.

The first impressions were printed all in blue, like a scene just before dawn. Later ones, like this one, add a pink sky and green trees.

It was a view he loved. He came back to Lake Suwa in other prints too.

Look at the two pines, and the little shrine shaped like the mountain.

Lake Suwa in Shinano Province. 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: Impressions at the Art Institute of Chicago and others
Originals: One impression of a print made in many
Original size: About 26 × 38 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.