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Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Viewing Sunset over Ryōgoku Bridge from the Ommaya Embankment (Onmayagashi yori Ryōgokubashi no sekiyō o miru)

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

Viewing Sunset over Ryōgoku Bridge from the Ommaya Embankment (Onmayagashi yori Ryōgokubashi no sekiyō o miru)
from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)
富嶽三十六景
御厩川岸より両国橋夕陽見

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

ca. 1829-1833

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink and color

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Japan

Dimensions

Horizontal ōban: 26.2 x 38.6 cm (10 5/16 x 15 3/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed: Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu
Seals: Eijudo (Publisher); kiwame (Censor)

Signature: Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu

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

Inscription: Three partial red stamps verso, bottom right corner and right margin near the top end.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1214

Type

Exhibition History

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
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
Viewing Sunset over Ryōgoku Bridge from the Ommaya Embankment (Onmayagashi yori Ryōgokubashi no sekiyō o miru); from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei); 富嶽三十六景; 御厩川岸より両国橋夕陽見, ca. 1829-1833
Polychrome wood block print
Horizontal ōban: 26.2 x 38.6 cm (10 5/16 x 15 3/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1214

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