Hokusai's Mount Fuji: The Complete Views in Color

About this book

This complete collection of Hokusais famous views of Mount Fuji is the only high-quality reproduction of these engravings long considered the Japanese masters greatest works. Taken from the best engravings available and shown in splendid color this authoritative volume is the first of its kind since 1830. Hokusais influence extended far beyond Japan even to French Impressionists including Degas Monet and Toulouse-Lautrec. Each illustration is accopmanied by detailed notes placing the work in its cultural and historical context and exploring the symbolic themes running through Hokusais landscapes.