Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

The Mitsui shop, Suruga Edo (Edo suruga-chō Mitsui-mise ryakuzu)

Maker

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

Title

The Mitsui shop, Suruga Edo (Edo suruga-chō Mitsui-mise ryakuzu)
from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
冨嶽三十六景
江都駿河町三井見世略図

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1830-1831

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Plate: 25.7 x 37.6 cm (10 1/8 x 14 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu

Inscription: Three partial red stamps verso, bottom edge near the right corner and along the right edge in the lower half.

Identification

Edition

Edition: blue outlines

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1211

Type

Exhibition History

Edo Culture as Reflected in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Sep 22, 1994 – Dec 15, 1994
Hokusai's Mount Fuji
A Selection of Prints from the Series Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji
Jun 14, 1991 – Aug 17, 1991
In The Shadow of Fuji
Jun 21, 1985 – Oct 27, 1985

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Tombstone

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (Japanese, 1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (Japanese, 1759-1869), publisher
The Mitsui shop, Suruga Edo (Edo suruga-chō Mitsui-mise ryakuzu); from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei); 冨嶽三十六景; 江都駿河町三井見世略図, ca. 1830-1831
Polychrome wood block print
Plate: 25.7 x 37.6 cm (10 1/8 x 14 13/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1211

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