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Japan: The Suruga District in the Eastern Capital (東都駿河町). Image 2 of '36 Views of Mount Fuji (富士三十六景)'. Utagawa Hiroshige (portrait / vertical edition first published 1858)

Japan: The Suruga District in the Eastern Capital (東都駿河町). Image 2 of '36 Views of Mount Fuji (富士三十六景)'. Utagawa Hiroshige (portrait / vertical edition first published 1858)

Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Japanese: 富士三十六景; Fuji Sanjū-Rokkei) is the title of two series of woodblock prints by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Andō Hiroshige, depicting Mount Fuji in differing seasons and weather conditions from a variety of different places and distances. The 1852 series are in landscape orientation; the 1858 series are in portrait orientation.

Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重, 1797 – October 12, 1858) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, and one of the last great artists in that tradition. He was also referred to as Andō Hiroshige (安藤 広重) (an irregular combination of family name and art name) and by the art name of Ichiyūsai Hiroshige (一幽斎廣重).

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