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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Koshu kajikazawa)

Description

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

Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Koshu kajikazawa)
Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji
Fugaku sanjurokkei

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1829-1833

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Image: 26 x 37.5 cm (10 1/4 x 14 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom center: EGR134
Three partial red stamps verso, bottom right corner; two circular red stamps verso, near the top right corner.

Signature: Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu

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

Identification

Edition

Edition: This version with green foreground is presumed to be the first color variation as the earliest edition is primarily blue; later impressions feature added color; the latest impressions are blue with red clothing and basket

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1206

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Meisho
Depictions of Famous Places in Japan
Jun 04, 2004 – Aug 29, 2004
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
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 (Japanese, 1760-1849, b. in Edo, Japan)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (Japanese, 1759-1869), publisher
Kajikazawa in Kai Province (Koshu kajikazawa); Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji; Fugaku sanjurokkei, ca. 1829-1833
Polychrome woodblock print
Image: 26 x 37.5 cm (10 1/4 x 14 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1206

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