Light (outdoor). Air (flying fins) Water (hanging white cage)
The stronger contrast in value between an object and the background, the more visual weight the object has. the stronger the contrast in value between an object and the background, the more visual weight the object has. dark values appear heavier than light values.
Answer:
his print is a Yoko-e, that is, a landscape format produced to the ōban size, about 25 cm (10 in) high by 37 cm (15 in) wide.[10]
The composition comprises three main elements: the sea whipped up by a storm, three boats and a mountain. It includes the signature in the upper left-hand corner.
Explanation:
The mountain with a snow-capped peak is Mount Fuji, which in Japan is considered sacred and a symbol of national identity,[11] as well as a symbol of beauty.[12] Mount Fuji is an iconic figure in many Japanese representations of famous places (meisho-e), as is the case in Hokusai's series of Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, which opens with the present scene.
The dark color around Mount Fuji seems to indicate that the scene occurs early in the morning, with the sun rising from behind the observer, illuminating the mountain's snowy peak. While cumulonimbus storm clouds seem to be hanging in the sky between the viewer and Mount Fuji, no rain is to be seen either in the foreground scene or on Mount Fuji, which itself appears completely cloudless
