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Photograph of Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Red Fuji)

Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Red Fuji)

冨嶽三十六景 凱風快晴

Woodblock print (ōban) — Edo period

Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Red Fuji)

冨嶽三十六景 凱風快晴

Type
Woodblock print (ōban)
Period and date
Edo period, c. 1830–1832
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai

03 — Overview

Also known as Red Fuji, one of the three most celebrated prints of Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. Gaifū, the title's first word, is a gentle southern wind of summer. Impressions survive in several collections.

04 — Object data

Type
Woodblock print (ōban)
Category
Ukiyo-e
Artist
Katsushika Hokusai
Period
Edo period
Date
c. 1830–1832
05 — Detail · Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Gaifū kaisei)title QS:P1476,en:"Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Gaifū kaisei)"label QS:Len,"Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Gaifū kaisei)" · By Katsushika Hokusai · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

10 — Gallery

11 — Maker

葛飾北斎

Katsushika Hokusai

1760–1849 — Ukiyo-e artist

Films

Ukiyo-eIn Japanese

Printing ukiyo-e (Tokyo National Museum)

Video title: 「「浮世絵ができるまで　～摺りの工程～」Ukiyo-e from A to Z: The Printing Process of Japanese Woodblock Prints」

Source: TokyoNationalMuseum · YouTube ↗

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冨嶽三十六景 神奈川沖浪裏

Woodblock print — Edo

Photograph of Tea-leaf Jar with Wisteria Design

Tea-leaf Jar with Wisteria Design

色絵藤花文茶壺

Tea-leaf jar — Edo· National Treasure

Photograph of Raku Tea Bowl named Fujisan

Raku Tea Bowl named Fujisan

Fujisan

Raku tea bowl — Edo· National Treasure

Photograph of Kakiemon Elephants

Kakiemon Elephants

柿右衛門様式 色絵象置物

Pair of porcelain figures — Edo

14 — Sources & references

  1. [1]
    Wikidata Q3565037

    Wikidata · Database · Supports: Name, Date, Maker, Collection · Accessed 2026-09-25

  2. [2]
    凱風快晴

    Wikipedia（日本語版） · Encyclopedia · Supports: Description · Accessed 2026-09-25

  3. [3]
    Fine Wind, Clear Morning

    Wikipedia (English) · Encyclopedia · Supports: Description · Accessed 2026-09-25

  4. [4]
    File:Katsushika Hokusai - Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Gaifū kaisei) - Google Art Project.jpg

    Wikimedia Commons · Image host

  5. [5]
    File:'South Wind, Clear Sky' by Hokusai, Honolulu Museum of Art.jpg

    Wikimedia Commons · Image host

  6. [6]
    File:Clevelandart 1930.189.jpg

    Wikimedia Commons · Image host

  7. [7]
    File:Exposition Clemenceau, le Tigre et l'Asie (MNAA-Guimet, Paris) (14088645753).jpg

    Wikimedia Commons · Image host

15 — Image credits

  1. Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Gaifū kaisei)title QS:P1476,en:"Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Gaifū kaisei)"label QS:Len,"Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Gaifū kaisei)"

    Creator / Photographer
    Katsushika Hokusai
    Source
    Wikimedia Commons — File:Katsushika Hokusai - Fine Wind, Clear Morning (Gaifū kaisei) - Google Art Project.jpg ↗
    Credit
    iwHKYC1Qfk9NCg at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level
    Licence
    Public domain

  2. 'South Wind, Clear Sky' by Hokusai, Honolulu Museum of Art

    Creator / Photographer
    Katsushika Hokusai
    Source
    Wikimedia Commons — File:'South Wind, Clear Sky' by Hokusai, Honolulu Museum of Art.jpg ↗
    Credit
    Own work
    Licence
    Public domain

  3. Fuji in Clear Weather (from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji)

    Creator / Photographer
    Katsushika Hokusai
    Source
    Wikimedia Commons — File:Clevelandart 1930.189.jpg ↗
    Credit
    https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.189
    Licence
    CC0 1.0 ↗

  4. Exposition Clemenceau, le Tigre et l'Asie (MNAA-Guimet, Paris) (14088645753)

    Creator / Photographer
    Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France
    Source
    Wikimedia Commons — File:Exposition Clemenceau, le Tigre et l'Asie (MNAA-Guimet, Paris) (14088645753).jpg ↗
    Credit
    Exposition Clemenceau, le Tigre et l'Asie (MNAA-Guimet, Paris)
    Licence
    CC BY 2.0 ↗
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