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Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji from Edo

Woodblock Print
1843-1844 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (maker)
Place of origin
Japan (made)

This series is one of three landscape series by Kuniyoshi dating from the Tempo era (1830-1844).
Oban size.
Signature: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga.
Seal: Kuniyoshi.
Publisher: Murataya Jirobei.
Censorship seal: Mura (Murata Heiemon).


Object details

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Object type
Woodblock print
TitleThirty-six Views of Mount Fuji from Edo (series title)
Materials and techniques
Colour print from woodblocks
Woodcut
Brief description
'Sumida tsutsumi no yu Fuji', 'Mount Fuji at dusk from the Sumida embankment', from the series 'Thirty six views of Mount Fuji seen from the eastern capital (Edo)', Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), Japanese colour print, 1843-1844.; Pap, Japan, prints
Physical description
This series is one of three landscape series by Kuniyoshi dating from the Tempo era (1830-1844).
Oban size.
Signature: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga.
Seal: Kuniyoshi.
Publisher: Murataya Jirobei.
Censorship seal: Mura (Murata Heiemon).
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.4cm
  • Width: 34.9cm
Style
Edo
Marks and inscriptions
  • Toto Fujimi Sanjurokkei (Series title)
    Translation
    Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji from the Eastern Capital [Edo]
  • Sumida Tsutsumi no Yu Fuji (Print title)
    Translation
    Evening view of Fuji from the Sumida River Embankment
Object history
Purchased from Sotheby & Co. (Sale of the Happer Collection), accessioned in 1909. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
From the Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji from the Eastern Capital [Edo] series.

Purchased from the sale of the Happer Collection, Messrs Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge for £6.15.
Subject depicted
Landscape
Place depicted
Mount Fuji
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
E.2265-1909

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Record createdDecember 15, 1999
Record URL
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