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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kiso Road (Kisoji no oku Amida-ga-taki) | Edo period, 19th century

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

The Amida Falls in the Far Reaches of the Kiso Road (Kisoji no oku Amida-ga-taki)

Edo period, 19th century


woodblock print, from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri), signed saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), circa 1833


Vertical oban: 36.2 x 26 cm., 14¼ x 10¼ in.

Three men sit on an outcrop enjoying warm sake and the view of the large waterfall cascading down beside them.

 

For a similar impression in the collection of The British Museum, museum number 1937,0710,0.196, go to:

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1937-0710-0-196