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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Bushu Tamagawa (The Tama “Jewel” River in Musashi The Jewel River in Musashi Province (Musashi Tatsukuri) is known Soshu Hakone no kosui (Hakone Lake in Sagami Province)
province) as one of the Six Jewel Rivers (Mu Tamagawa) often depicted as a Woodblock print, from the series Fugaku sanjurokkei (Thirty-six
Woodblock print, from the series Fugaku sanjurokkei (Thirty-six subject of allusive picture (mitate-e) of beauties by many artists. views of Mount Fuji), signed saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, published by
views of Mount Fuji), signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), circa 1830-32
Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), circa 1830-31 This river is written in a poem by an unknown poet contained Horizontal oban: 9Ω x 14¡ in. (24.1 x 36.5 cm.)
in vol. 14 of the Man'yoshu (Collection of a Myriad Leaves), the
Horizontal oban: 9√ x 14 in. (25.1 x 35.6 cm.)
anthology of classic verse written before 760: $30,000-40,000
$15,000-25,000
Tamagawa ni sarasu tetsukuri sarasarani mukashi no fude to sarani
omowazu
(When I bleach the softest hand-made cotton in the Jewel River, I
recall the love letter I once wrote to you.)