36 Views

One of the coolest advantages to having an office overlooking Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC is that I'm a short walking distance away from a dozen free, world class museums.  Today during lunch I walked over to my favorite Smithsonian Museum, the Sackler Gallery, and checked out the new temporary exhibit, Hokusai: 36 Views of Mount Fuji.

Japanese woodblock prints, or Ukiyo-e, are my all-time favorite style of art and Hokusai's views of Mount Fuji are some of the most famous.  These prints have a simplicity of color and line that I love and the images of 19th century Japanese folk going about their business in view of the great mountain really moves me.  I always want to transport into the picture and live the simple but rich, romantic and picturesque life of the villagers.

If you're in town, you should definitely check it out.