Katsushika Hokusai
Today, we present something special—the cover of our 2026 DailyArt Desk Calendar! As in every year, we have selected dozens of amazing masterpieces to enrich your upcoming year. You can check our calendars in the DailyArt Shop; be fast as they sell quickly! :)
Hokusai’s series of woodcuts, Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, is known as one of the greatest image series ever created, capturing the diverse moods and perspectives of a single place—Mount Fuji, the iconic symbol of Japan. This print depicts the mountain in early autumn, when, as the title describes, the wind is southerly and the sky is clear, allowing the rising sun to turn Mount Fuji red. The three shades of deepening blue of the sky mirror the three hues of the mountain. The lingering remnants of snow are visible at the peak of the hill.
The series was so popular that its publisher, Eijudo, extended the original concept from 36 to 46 prints. Also, a hallmark of the series is its use of a vivid blue pigment known as "Berlin indigo" (bero-ai), a newly imported color introduced to Japan by Dutch traders, which lends many of the prints their distinctive tonal quality.
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P.P.S. If you like today's artwork, be sure to check out other images from Hokusai's series. They are truly incredible!