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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Tokaido Ejiri Tago no ura ryaku zu (Tago Bay near Ejiri on the The oarsmen aboard two fishing boats in Suruga bay strain hard
Tokaido) against the rough waters, whilst a fisherman casts a net from the
Woodblock print, from the series Fugaku sanjurokkei (Thirty-six prow. On the shore, figures rake the flats and carry baskets of salt
views of Mount Fuji), signed saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, published by to kilns dotted along the beach. Another impression is in the British
Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo), circa 1832 Museum, museum number 1906,1220,0.537; and the Metropolitan
Horizontal oban: 9æ x 14Ω in. (24.8 x 36.8 cm.) Museum of Art, accession number JP1288.
$18,000-22,000