amiliar by its unofficial name of “Red Fuji”, this artwork is known as a masterpiece even among the series “36 Views of Mount Fuji”. Removing figures and detailed scenic elements, this artwork holds up Mt. Fuji majestically, and can be said to make use of the characteristics of Ukiyo-e prints that learned to discover beauty in simple and clear expression. Hokusai’s sense shines in his enhancing of the form of the mountain, and in his symbolic expression that consciously restricts the number of colors used. However, the beautiful gradation on Red Fuji also requires high-level skill from the printer. There are many variations depending on the state of the printing, from those with a bluish tinge to those that have strong redness, but this example where the redness has been suppressed belongs to the earliest printing.