Katsushika Hokusai’s Ukiyo-e I will explain The Back of Mt. Fuji from Minobu River in Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.
The Minobu River around Kuonji Temple, the head temple of the Nichiren sect.
The Minobu River in this ukiyo-e print has its source in Mt. Minobu, flows around Kuonji Temple, the head temple of the Nichiren sect of Buddhism, and joins the Hakii River.
The Minobu River in the painting is depicted as a turbulent, muddy river. It is hard to imagine that a small mountain stream would rage like this.
I would like to think that this is the mainstream of the Fuji River, not the Minobu River. The main stream of the Fuji River is one of the most rapid in Japan.
Fuji seen from the Kai Province side was called ‘Ura-Fuji’.
The Sunshu route connecting Kai Province and Suruga Province was called Minobu-do because it was a pilgrimage route to Mt. Minobu.
The peak of Mt. Fuji peeks out between the billowing mist and towering mountains.
The feature of this ukiyo-e print is that the top of Mt. It expresses the amount of water and the speed of the flow.
Travelers come and go on the Minobu road along the river while gazing at the looming scenery.
Kuonji Temple is located in Minobu Town, Minamikoma County, Yamanashi Prefecture. The mountain name is Mt. Minobu.
This ukiyo-e is from around 1830 to 1832. Hokusai is around 72 years old.
