Hokusai "Kajikazawa in Kai Province" -Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji- Hamada kiln Unique design elements of the

Unique design elements of the Takasaki Daruma include eyebrows shaped like cranes and a beard resembling a tortoise

Finished in vivid vermilion Negoro lacquer

Note the exaggerated perspective of the eagle depicted in detail in the foreground

Heishi is a traditional Japanese form originally used to offer sake or water before Shinto shrines and Buddhist altars

Hokusai "Kajikazawa in Kai Province" -Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji- Hamada kiln Unique design elements of theThis print is one of Hokusais most successful series, Thirty six Views of Mt. Fuji and called Aizuri e which means printed only in shades of blue. The print shows two streams flowing violently into each other, a fisherman on a rugged rock casting his net and the peak of Mt. Fuji soaring out of the morning mist. This is a masterpiece that depicts both the beauty and severity of nature. Katsushika Hokusai "Fugaku Sanjrokkei Ksh Kajikazawa" The Lone