Fuji from Senzoku (Senzoku no Fuji): Detatched page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 3 c. 1835 - 1847

Curator: Hokusai's "Fuji from Senzoku" presents a serene landscape, yet something about it feels restless. Editor: The seeming simplicity belies a deep engagement with labor, class, and gender, though, doesn't it? These figures almost disappear into the landscape, dwarfed by Fuji's iconic presence. Curator: Yes, they're framed, almost caught, within the monochrome of the tall grasses. Hokusai isn’t just showing us a mountain; he's showing us how we are, or aren’t, part of it. Editor: Precisely! This detached page from "One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji" really calls attention to how landscape art can also be about social commentary, even resistance. Curator: It's a reminder that every peak has its paths, each with its unseen stories and burdens. Editor: And that those burdens shape our view.