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It appears to be an early evening scene at Onoshinden, located near Suruga-bay and well known for its beautiful view of Mt. Fuji.
This was a swampy area, and many oxen are carrying reeds presumably harvested nearby. In the old days, these reeds were used for many purposes: covering roofs, making blinds, as fuel, fertilizer, and more.
As usual, I am impressed with Hokusai's skill in depicting people and animals. However, I am concerned about one thing; all the cows' feet look very similar. Not only that, their positions of four legs are almost identical to those of horses in other images drawn by him.
It seems that Hokusai focused more on facial expressions; each person's face is drawn differently, showing their emotional state, as well as each animal's face. I would like to suggest viewers magnify the image to see each cow's eyes; the top leading one is looking at us, the second one is looking at the sky, ignoring us, and another is staring directly at us!
Other prints in this set
- 36 Views of Mt. Fuji
- Red Fuji
- The Mitsui Store in Surugachō
- Sunset over Ryōgoku
- Fuji Seen from Minobu River
- In the Mountain of Tōtomi
- View of Tatekawa at Honjo
- Mishima Pass in Kōshū
- Surugadai in the Eastern Capital
- Fuji Seen from Ushibori
- Fuji Beyond the Arakawa River
- The Great Wave off Kanagawa
- Fuji Seen from Nihonbashi Bridge
- Thunder Shower at the Foot of Mt. Fuji
- The Cushion Pine in Aoyama
- From under Mannen Bridge of Fukagawa
- View at Dawn in Kai Province
- View from Fujimigahara
- Asakusa Honganji Temple
- Sazaidō of the 500 Rakanji Temple
- Enoshima in Sagami
- The Water-mill at Onden
- Lake Hakone in Sagami
- On the Seas of Kazusa
- A Snowy Morning in Koishikawa
- Mt Fuji Viewed from Senju
- Hamlet of Sekiya
- Tsukudajima in Musashi Province
- Shimo Meguro
- Kajikazawa in Kai
- Fuji Seen from Goten-yama
- Climbers on Mt. Fuji
- Fuji Viewed from Shichirigahama
- Village of Umezawa in Sagami
- Nakahara in Sagami
- Fuji from Katakura Tea Plantation
- Lake Suwa in Shinano
- Ejiri in Suruga
- Tago Bay near Ejiri on the Tōkaidō
- Inume Pass of Kōshū
- Low Tide at Nobuto
- Tama River in Bushū
- Reflection on Lake Kawaguchi
- Hodogaya on the Tōkaidō Highway
- Ōno Shinden in Suruga
- Mt. Fuji Seen from Kanaya
- Yoshida Stage of Tōkaidō Highway