It was printed somewhere between 1830 and 1833 which was during the Edo Period . It is the first print in the series , Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji . An example of ukiyo-e art , it was published sometime between 1830 and 1833 ( during the Edo Period ) as the first in Hokusai 's series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji ( Fugaku sanjÅ `` rokkei ) , and is his most famous work .