Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Ono Falls on the Kisokaidō (木曾海道小野ノ瀑布 Kisokaidō Ono no bakufu)

Maker

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

Title

Ono Falls on the Kisokaidō (木曾海道小野ノ瀑布 Kisokaidō Ono no bakufu)
from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in the Various Provinces (諸国滝廻り Shokoku taki meguri)

Period

Edo Period

Year

ca. 1831-1832

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and colors

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Vertical ōban: 37.6 x 25.1 cm (14 13/16 x 9 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: 前北斎為一筆

Seals: Publisher's seal | Eijudo;censor's seal | kiwame

Inscription verso, bottom center: EGR95

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1222

Type

Exhibition History

The Road Less Traveled
Edo's Nakasendō
Nov 09, 2024 – May 04, 2025

Label copy

Located near the station of Agematsu, the Ono Falls was a highlight for travelers. The waterfall was featured in travel gazettes of the time, and its popularity was reflected in the numerous depictions made by Hokusai and others. Here Hokusai pictures visitors marveling from the bridge in the foreground, a small shrine separating them and the falls. 

Hokusai and His Followers
May 15, 1987 – Sep 27, 1987

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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
Ono Falls on the Kisokaidō (木曾海道小野ノ瀑布 Kisokaidō Ono no bakufu); from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in the Various Provinces (諸国滝廻り Shokoku taki meguri), ca. 1831-1832
Polychrome woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Vertical ōban: 37.6 x 25.1 cm (14 13/16 x 9 7/8 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1222

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