Fine Japanese Art
Fine Japanese Art
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849), TWO PRINTS: EJIRI IN SURUGA PROVINCE (SUNSHÛ) AND HODOGAYA ON THE TÔKAIDÔ (TÔKAIDÔ HODOGAYA) | EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
TWO PRINTS: EJIRI IN SURUGA PROVINCE (SUNSHÛ) AND HODOGAYA ON THE TÔKAIDÔ (TÔKAIDÔ HODOGAYA)
two woodblock prints, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjûrokkei), signed saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô), the first print circa 1830–31 (Tenpô 1–2), the second circa 1830-32 (Tenpô 1–2)
Horizontal ôban:
The First: 25 x 37 cm., 9 3⁄4 x 14 1⁄2 in.
The Second: 25 x 37.3 cm., 9 3⁄4 x 14 5⁄8 in.
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Similar examples of the first print are in various museum collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no.21.6770, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no.JP2553 and the British Museum, London, accession no.1937,0710,0.121.
Similar examples of the second print are in various museum collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession no.11.17655, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no.JP18 and the British Museum, London, accession no.1907,0322,0.14.