Rain Below the Mountain (from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji)
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
early 1830s
Medium
color woodblock print
Dimensions
25.4 × 38.4 cm
Classification
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of James Parmelee
Accession Number
1940.1002
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
Hokusai probably composed this print as a complement to Mt. Fuji in Clear Weather (see CMA 1930.189) and to illustrate the mountain’s majesty in different weather. Here, a sudden shower covers most of the mountain’s base and slope with dark clouds.