Views of Mt. Fuji

Das Buch hat auf dem Foto den Anschein erweckt, dass die Bilder darin bunt sind, leider sind die meisten in schwarz-weiß, auch die Aufmachung des Buches ist einfach gestaltet. Das ganze Buch wirkt für diesen Preis wie eine Kopie die geleimt ist.Ansonsten super Bilder von meinem Liebling Hokusai

This book is very disappointing because the prints in it are all in bleak and white which rather defeats the purpose of purchasing the book. So I do not recommend it, there are others available that are much better - all works colour.

plates spread across pages in a glossy paperback like this are actually a pet hate of mine, it detracts from the image and scews closer analysis. otherwise yeah it's brilliant, but for me that's a pretty significant flaw.

Very good book for learning about Hokusai's Mt. Fuji prints. I just returned from visiting Japan and seeing Hokusai's work in the Hokusai Museum in Tokyo. They offered lots of books on Hokusai, but nothing with much English commentary. This book contains all the illustrations of both the "36 Views of Mt. Fuji" (actually 42, and the editor explains why 36 was used) which were printed in color in the early 1930's and the "100 Views of Mt. Fuji" (102 prints) which were later printed in black and white in a series of three books. Both of these collections were by a prolific artist in his 70s. These are as much a portrait of village life in 19th Century Japan as an homage to an iconic landmark. The editor includes notes on each print which explain legends associated with the figures, where the view is from, what the people are doing (going on pilgrimage, carrying mail, making barrels, etc.) and the significance of the animals and plants depicted. There are three reasons I didn't give this book 5 stars. First, the quality of the images is not of the highest caliber. Second, some of the black-and-white prints are reversed. (This is evident as the editor's notes refer to "left" and "right" and the printed picture's composition is opposite. I know the correct position of some as I took photos of the works in the museum.) Third, the color prints are much too green. (Again, I can compare with photos from the museum.)

The book is large and prints of the 100 Views of Mt. Fuji are full page, some of the largest you get in book. But the images of the 100 views series are of poor quality; dark, fuzzy, and printed on glossy paper which doesn't do justice to the drawings. The beautiful, full-color series of 36 views of Mt. Fuji are printed at the end almost as an afterthought - small images, two on a page, and too dark as well.