Fine Japanese Prints
Fine Japanese Prints
The Property of a Lady
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849) | Surugadai in Edo (Toto Surugadai) | Edo period, 19th century
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The Property of a Lady
Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
Surugadai in Edo (Toto Surugadai)
Edo period, 19th century
woodblock print, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), signed Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu (Brush of Iitsu, changed from Hokusai), published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), blue outline, circa 1831-32
Horizontal oban: 25.6 x 37.2 cm., 10⅛ x 15¾ in.
The quiet road in the Surugadai district of Edo is here populated with various travellers and labourers each carrying their load. A large pine tree hangs over the descending slope of the hill with rooftops just visible above the verdant foliage; to the right of the scene are two dwellings and the distant cone of Mount Fuji, which towers over rows of further rooftops.
For a further example of the same print in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1937,0710,0.142, go to:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1937-0710-0-142