Fine Japanese Prints
Fine Japanese Prints
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Surugadai in Edo (Toto Surugadai) | Edo period, 19th century
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December 14, 01:20 PM GMT
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10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Surugadai in Edo (Toto Surugadai)
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), signed Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), circa 1831-32, blue outline
Horizontal oban: 25.3 x 37.3 cm., 10 x 14⅝ in.
The quiet road in the Surugadai district of Edo is here populated with travellers and labourers each carrying their load, a large pine tree looms over the descending hill among verdant foliage and rooftops. Two dwellings appear to the right of the scene, along with a snow-capped Mount Fuji in the distant west, looming over further rooftops to the distance.
For a further example of the same print in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1937,0710,0.142, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1937-0710-0-142