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RISDM 20-1210.tif

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Nihonbashi, Edo (Edo nihonbashi)

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

Nihonbashi, Edo (Edo nihonbashi)
from the series Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjūrokkei)
冨嶽三十六景
江戸日本橋

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1829-1833

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 25.7 x 37.3 cm (10 1/8 x 14 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu

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

Inscription: Inscription verso, bottom left corner:[Japanese Characters]/140 White oval label affixed verso, bottom left corner with an inscription in ink: [Japanese Characters]; a partial red stamp is adjacent to label.

Identification

Edition

Edition: blue outlines

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1210

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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
Nihonbashi, Edo (Edo nihonbashi); from the series Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjūrokkei); 冨嶽三十六景; 江戸日本橋, ca. 1829-1833
Polychrome wood block print
Horizontal ōban: 25.7 x 37.3 cm (10 1/8 x 14 11/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1210

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