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, 19^th century

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

Vertical oban: 37.8 x 25.9 cm., 14⅞ x 10¼ in.

This lot has been professionally mounted for exhibition, there is residue tape to the reverse.

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 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 21.6687, go to:

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/234350