Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Rainstorm Beneath the Summit (Sanka hakuu)

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

Rainstorm Beneath the Summit (Sanka hakuu)
from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
富嶽三十六景
山下白雨

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1830-1831

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 25.1 x 36.7 cm (9 7/8 x 14 7/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu

Seals: Publisher's seal | Eijudo

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1186

Type

Exhibition History

Hokusai's Mount Fuji
Prints from "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji"
Apr 15, 1994 – May 29, 1994
Hokusai's Mount Fuji
A Selection of Prints from the Series Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji
Jun 14, 1991 – Aug 17, 1991

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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
Rainstorm Beneath the Summit (Sanka hakuu); from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei); 富嶽三十六景; 山下白雨, ca. 1830-1831
Polychrome wood block print
Horizontal ōban: 25.1 x 36.7 cm (9 7/8 x 14 7/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1186

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