Fuji in a Grass Hoop (Chinowa no Fuji): Detatched page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 3 c. 1835 - 1847

Curator: This woodblock print, titled "Fuji in a Grass Hoop," is from Hokusai's *One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji*. Editor: It's dreamlike, isn't it? The scene feels both intimate and vast. Curator: Hokusai plays with perspective here. We see worshippers at a shrine, dwarfed by the massive grass hoop, through which Mount Fuji is framed. Editor: The circle echoes the mountain's form, like a cosmic eye focusing our attention. It's such a clever way to use shape to create meaning. Curator: The *chinowa*, or grass hoop, is used in Shinto purification rituals. Hokusai merges the sacred mountain with everyday life. Editor: Almost as if to say, even the most ordinary acts can hold a glimpse of the divine. I keep coming back to the feeling of peace it evokes. Curator: An interesting observation, and a reminder that Hokusai's work transcends simple landscape depiction. Editor: It leaves you contemplating the interconnectedness of things, doesn't it?