{"product_id":"hokusai-red-fuji-paperweight","title":"Hokusai Red Fuji Glass Desk Paperweight","description":"\u003csection\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Glowing Red Mountain | Hokusai Red Fuji Glass Paperweight\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eHokusai Red Fuji paperweight\u003c\/strong\u003e reproduces Red Fuji, formally titled South Wind, Clear Sky, one of the most celebrated prints in the series \u003cstrong\u003eThirty Six Views of Mount Fuji\u003c\/strong\u003e. The image shows the mountain glowing in warm red tones under a banded blue sky, a coloring that appears only under rare autumn weather conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rounded glass dome adds a soft depth to the flat print, making the layered clouds and the mountain's textured slope feel almost sculptural. This \u003cstrong\u003eJapanese art paperweight\u003c\/strong\u003e brings a bold, quiet moment of nature to a desk or bookshelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach piece arrives in an elegant presentation box with sateen lining, part of the Parastone Museum Gift Collection. It makes a striking \u003cstrong\u003eMount Fuji desk decor\u003c\/strong\u003e piece and a fitting gift for art lovers, colleagues, or anyone drawn to Japanese woodblock prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRound glass dome paperweight featuring Hokusai's Red Fuji print.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarm red mountain against a banded blue sky with drifting clouds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeasures approx. 3 in W x 3 in L x 1.5 in H.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight about 0.9 lbs, ideal for daily desk use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComes in an elegant presentation box with sateen lining.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of the Parastone Museum Gift Collection. PN PHOK4.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Artwork: Red Fuji\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed Fuji is the common name for South Wind, Clear Sky, part of Hokusai's series Thirty Six Views of Mount Fuji, made around 1830 to 1832. The print captures a brief natural phenomenon, when clear autumn air and low morning light turn the mountain's slopes a deep red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is deceptively simple: a single mountain, a band of textured cloud, and a wide sky rendered in Prussian blue, a pigment newly available in Japan at the time. That restraint is part of what makes it endure. On this \u003cstrong\u003eHokusai Red Fuji paperweight\u003c\/strong\u003e, the same balance of color and quiet stillness is preserved under curved glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Artist: Katsushika Hokusai\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatsushika Hokusai (1760 to 1849)\u003c\/strong\u003e was one of the most influential artists of the Edo period and remains among the most recognized Japanese artists worldwide. He is best known for The Great Wave off Kanagawa, also from the Thirty Six Views of Mount Fuji series, though Red Fuji is prized by collectors for its color and calm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHokusai's close observation of nature, weather, and movement shaped generations of artists who followed him, in Japan and beyond. This \u003cstrong\u003eJapanese art paperweight\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a small, everyday way to keep that legacy of careful looking close at hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePair with More Japanese Art Gifts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis paperweight pairs naturally with other Hokusai and Japanese art inspired pieces for a themed desk or shelf display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore our full Hokusai collection: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/collections\/artist-hokusai-japanese\"\u003eHokusai Japanese Art Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCombine with a Parastone figurine from the \u003ca href=\"..\/..\/..\/collections\/parastone-museum-replicas\"\u003eParastone Museum Collection\u003c\/a\u003e for a broader fine art vignette.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGroup with other paperweights from different artists for a rotating desk display that changes with your mood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCurator's Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed Fuji shows how much can be said with very little: one mountain, one color shift, one clear sky. This \u003cstrong\u003eMount Fuji desk decor\u003c\/strong\u003e piece makes a thoughtful gift for anyone who appreciates quiet, well observed design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFor More Reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/36490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art — South Wind, Clear Sky (Red Fuji)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collections.mfa.org\/objects\/234419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston — Fine Wind, Clear Weather (Red Fuji)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Parastone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44539264893041,"sku":"PHOK4","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/0537\/files\/PHOK4-hokusai-mt-fuji-paperweight-6-1080sqr.jpg?v=1789162566","url":"https:\/\/www.museumize.com\/products\/hokusai-red-fuji-paperweight","provider":"Museumize.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}