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The back of Fuji from the Minobu river by Hokusai

The back of Fuji from the Minobu river Hokusai

The back of Fuji From the Minobu River or Minobu-gawa ura Fuji is one of Katsushika Hokusai’s series of The Thirty-Six Views of Fuji or Fugaku sanjurokkei (oban Yoko-e).Hokusai depicts the travellers and horses walking run down to the Kuonji Temple, which is believed to be the head temple of Nichiren sect. In fact, from […]