A woodblock print of a partially sunlit mountain against a cloudy blue sky. The mountain's blue shadowed base is forested whilst the red sunlit tip of the mountain is snowy.
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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Fine wind, clear weather (凱風快晴 Gaifū kaisei)

Maker

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (1759-1869

Title

Fine wind, clear weather (凱風快晴 Gaifū kaisei)
from the series Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
冨嶽三十六景
凱風快晴

Period

Edo Period

Year

late 1800s-mid 1900s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 26 x 38.1 cm (10 1/4 x 15 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 北斎改為一筆

Marks: Three partial red stamps visible verso, bottom right corner.

Identification

Edition

This impression has the careful printing, color gradation, strong reddish-brown color of mountain and two small areas of white at the lower edge characteristic of an early edition.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1185

Type

Exhibition History

Hokusai and His Followers
May 15, 1987 – Sep 27, 1987
In The Shadow of Fuji
Jun 21, 1985 – Oct 27, 1985

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Tombstone

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (1759-1869
Edo, Japan), publisher
Fine wind, clear weather (凱風快晴 Gaifū kaisei); from the series Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji (富嶽三十六景Fugaku sanjūrokkei); 冨嶽三十六景; 凱風快晴, late 1800s-mid 1900s
Polychrome woodblock print
Horizontal ōban: 26 x 38.1 cm (10 1/4 x 15 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1185

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