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Left Side at Umezawa in Sagami Province — Koban (Small Format) | Hokusai × Takamizawa
Left Side at Umezawa in Sagami Province — Koban (Small Format) | Hokusai × Takamizawa
Left Side at Umezawa in Sagami Province — Koban (Small Format) | Hokusai × Takamizawa
Left Side at Umezawa in Sagami Province — Koban (Small Format) | Hokusai × Takamizawa

Left Side at Umezawa in Sagami Province — Koban (Small Format) | Hokusai × Takamizawa

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Time's Narrative: When Fish Rise through the Ice (魚上氷 — Uo Kōri wo Izuru)

In this intimate Koban format, Hokusai's serene plum-blossom-and-Fuji composition offers the gentle courage of early spring in a scale that fits beautifully in any modern interior. The season 'When Fish Rise through the Ice' reminds us that the most meaningful awakenings begin quietly, beneath the surface, long before they are visible.

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Woodblock Print: Takamizawa Woodblock Print Co.
Print Size: Approx. 8.5 × 6 inch
Frame Size: 16 × 12 inch
About the Japanese 72 Micro Seasons
The Story of Japanese Traditional Colors
Left Side at Umezawa in Sagami Province — Koban (Small Format) | Hokusai × Takamizawa

[The First to Bloom in the Cold]

Before the snow melts, plum blossoms bravely announce the dawn of a new season.

Cranes gather by a quiet stream in the cold, early morning mist. The plum blossoms, blooming resolutely in the chill, are a symbol of noble resilience against adversity. Fuji, set against a crisp blue sky, enhances the purity of the newborn morning.

Using a limited palette of soft blues, greens, and just a touch of pink, Hokusai painted the "temperature of early spring." It is an atmosphere that is crisp, silent, yet filled with a quiet, inner courage.

The beauty of quiet resilience. It purifies the air in your room, bringing a clarifying stillness.

Left Side at Umezawa in Sagami Province — Koban (Small Format) | Hokusai × Takamizawa

[Uncompromising Craftsmanship Restoring the Very Soul of the Original]

Takamizawa Mokuhansha weaves magic that transcends time and space. Since its founding in 1911, what they have pursued is not mere "reproduction" of form. They perfectly resurrect the depth of pigment held by the washi, the microscopic tremors of the lines, and even the heart-pounding emotion of when the artwork was first revealed to the world. Through Takamizawa's works, which embody the essence of traditional crafts recognized by the Japanese government, you will feel an immersive sensation as if stepping directly into the dawn when Hokusai took up his brush, or into the twilight that Hiroshige gazed upon.