The Rush Gatherer by Katsushika Hokusai
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The Rush Gatherer

Katsushika Hokusai · 1834–35

A single traveler crosses between moonlight, reeds, water, and poetry.

What to notice

Notice the long vertical format, the curved bridge, and the pale moon that balances the figure below.

Discover

Hokusai combined landscape, figure, and literary reference in this woodblock print. The design turns a simple crossing into a layered encounter with season, poetry, and carefully controlled movement through space.

Source institution: Cleveland Museum of Art
Rights status: CC0 / Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access
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