Enoshima in Sagami Province by Katsushika Hokusai Utagawa Kuniyoshi each ecological band labelled and

each ecological band labelled and annotated in careful hand-lettering

monochromatic tones that evoke historical cartography

The composition is tightly cropped

mimicking the vertical pull of a mountain ascent rendered in a distinctly contemporary visual language

generous span that fills the upper half of the composition

Enoshima in Sagami Province by Katsushika Hokusai Utagawa Kuniyoshi each ecological band labelled andEnoshima in Sagami Province is part of Hokusai's celebrated series Thirty Six Views of Mount Fuji, created around 183032. The print captures the offshore island of Enoshima at the mouth of the Katase River, with Mount Fuji rising in the distance across Sagami Bay. Hokusai's flattened planes of colour and precise linework turn a coastal view into something both documentary and quietly monumental hallmarks of the ukiyo e tradition that would go on to