Art Archive • Hokusai
Ukiyo-e
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji · 02 / 14
South Wind, Clear Sky (Red Fuji)
凱風快晴(赤富士)(冨嶽三十六景)
- Distant View
- Mountain
Known as Red Fuji, this view catches the mountain in rare morning light. A distant viewpoint lets the entire silhouette become pure color.
The distant viewpoint keeps Fuji whole — study how scale reads without foreground distraction.
Mountain form dominates; notice the minimal bokashi gradation that builds the red glow.
Pair with Rainstorm Beneath the Summit to see Hokusai’s two-weather Fuji in one series.
Extended Japanese viewing notes: 凱風快晴(赤富士)(冨嶽三十六景).