{"product_id":"hokusais-fuji-by-katsushika-hokusai-9780500026557","title":"Hokusai's Fuji","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA wonderfully illustrated exploration of one of Hokusai's key motifs: Mount Fuji.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHokusai's Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e and the three volumes of his subsequent \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Views of Mount Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e show his fascination with a single motif: Mount Fuji. Hokusai's near-obsession with Fuji was part of his hankering after artistic immortality. In Buddhist and Daoist tradition, Fuji was thought to hold the secret to eternal life, as one popular interpretation of its name suggests: 'Fu-shi' ('not death').\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e was produced from circa 1830 to 1832, when Hokusai was in his seventies and at the height of his career. Among the prints are three of the artist's most famous: \u003cem\u003eThe Great Wave off Kanagawa\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFine Wind, Clear Morning\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThunderstorm Beneath the Summit\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time he created his second great tribute to Mount Fuji, three volumes comprising \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Views of Mount Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e, he was using the artist names Gakyo rojin ('Old Man Crazy to Paint'), and Manji ('Ten Thousand Things', or 'Everything'). Contrasting the mountain's steadfastness and solidity with the ravages of the surrounding elements, Hokusai depicts Fuji through different seasons, weather conditions, and settings. In doing so, he communicates an important message: while life changes, Fuji stands still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncluding all the illustrations from these two masterpieces, this book also features many of Hokusai's earlier renditions of the mountain, as well as later paintings. In this way, through Mount Fuji, this volume traces a history of Hokusai's oeuvre overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340848349420,"sku":"9780500026557","price":60.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/86433482366.jpg?v=1772172331","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/hokusais-fuji-by-katsushika-hokusai-9780500026557","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}