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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | The Falls at Aoigaoka in the Eastern Capital (Toto Aoigaoka no taki) | Edo period, 19th century
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March 23, 02:21 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
The Falls at Aoigaoka in the Eastern Capital (Toto Aoigaoka no taki)
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri), signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu (Brush of Iitsu, the former Hokusai), censor's seal kiwame (approved), published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), circa 1832
Vertical oban: 37.9 x 26.1 cm., 15 x 10¼ in.
For a similar impression of the same print in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 21.6688, go to:
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/234351
For a further impression in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1937,0710,0.197, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1937-0710-0-197