Fuji from Ushibori in Hitachi Province - Intriguing view of a large boat jutting into marshy waters. A man leaning out of a window empties a pot over the side of a ship, while another man can be seen sitting in the doorway to the cabin. The hold of the vessel is filled with carefully stacked goods, with reed matting rolled up on shelves at right. Two herons take flight above the grasses at left, the peak of Mt. Fuji rising in the distance at right. Beautiful soft color, almost monochromatic in blue with just a few touches of peach and green. A striking composition, wonderfully detailed.

Takamizawa Thirty-six Fuji Reprints - Established in Tokyo in 1911, the venerable Takamizawa Publisher was known as one of the finest reprint publishers of the 20th century, and produced some of the highest quality ukiyo-e woodblock reprints of all time. This lovely group of reprints of Hokusai's outstanding "The Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji" series features attractive color and beautiful bokashi shading, a deluxe printing technique used to create gradations of color.

Each print comes loose in the original windowed viewing folder as issued by the publisher, and includes a decsription in both English and Japanese mounted to the inside of the front cover (see examples below). All prints bear the "Takamizawa" seal on the reverse attesting to the Takamizawa publication of these prints. Don't miss this terrific opportunity to acquire a fine Takamizawa reprint of Hokusai's classic ukiyo-e images. 

Artist - Hokusai (1760 - 1849)

Image Size - 9 7/8" x 14 7/8" + margins as shown

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. A couple small spots. Please see photos for details. Nice overall.