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"Fuji at Torigoe" is the eightieth woodblock print from One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai. It depicts the observatory of the Calendar Bureau during the Edo period, with astronomers working on the roof, Mt. Fuji in the background. The astronomical device, however, is not an observational instrument; it is an orrery. Judging by the outdoor location for the instrument and the fact that it is missing essential components, it is likely that Hokusai produced this design based on another illustration. According to Hokusai scholar Henry D. Smith II, the orrery is best seen as an indication of Hokusai's interest in Western science rather than a representation of Japanese astronomical practice.
References
Commentary to Hokusai: One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji, Henry D. Smith II. George Braziller, Inc., 1988.
Katsushika Hokusai
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Birth name: Tokitarō (時太郎) | ||
| Description | Japanese painter, drawer and printmaker | ||
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31 October 1760  |
10 May 1849 | |
| Location of birth/death | Edo, today Tokyo | Edo, today Tokyo | |
| Work period | 1808 | ||
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