I n 1831, the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai immortalized a snow-covered Mount Fuji in the background of his famous woodblock print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa.Although the image of the ...

It is perhaps one of Japan’s most iconic scenes: the triangular form of Mount Fuji rising into blue skies, its snow-capped peak reflected with precision onto the still waters of a nearby lake.

We observe "Red Fuji" and "Black Fuji," 2 dramatically different views of Japan's most famous mountain, captured by the artist Hokusai. What did Mount Fuji mean to the people of Edo? *"Southern ...