KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849), after, color woodblock print. Japan, "Tago Bay", 19th century.

Depicting the Taganoura Bay near Ejiri on the Tokaido, two boats working through the waves off the coastline, from the series "Thirty six views of Mt. Fuji". 25 x 36,5 cm.

More information

See similar ones sold at Christie's London, JAPANESE ART AND DESIGN, June 2001, lot 243; Christie's New York, JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART, Sep 2000, lot 231, JAPANESE & KOREAN ART, Mar 2011, lot 917; JAPANESE PRINTS, Oct 1992, lot 204;
Also at Sotheby's, London, IMPORTANT JAPANESE PRINTS, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS & PAINTINGS FROM THE ADOLPHE STOCLET COLLECTION, Jun 2004, lot 361; Sotheby's New York, JAPANESE WORKS OF ART, Jun 1993, lot 307.

See similar at: Art Insitute of Chicago, nr 1925.3279;
Fine Arts Museum of San Fransisco, nr 1965.96.19;
Chazen Museum of Arts, nr 1980.2406;
Library of Congress, nr 2008661005 and 2008660141.
The British Museum, nr 1937,0710,0.151, and
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, nr JP1288 and JP2976.
Edo Tokyo Museum, nr 92202770;
Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, nr KI 11022;
Ritsumeikan University, nr Z0170-131;
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, nr 34.318 and 11.17536.

Condition report

Not examined out of frame. Faded. Damages. Worming. Stains. Discolourations. Damaged edges.

Provenance

From the collection of Hans Eklund (1921-2018).

Literature

Binyon, Laurence, A Catalogue of Japanese & Chinese Woodcuts Preserved in the Sub-Department of Oriental Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, London, UK, BMP, 1916, page 130; Clark, Timothy, 100 Views of Mount Fuji, London, BMP, 2001, page 60.