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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760–1849)
THE AMIDA FALL IN THE FAR
REACHES OF THE KISOKAIDÔ ROAD
(KISOJI NO OKU AMIDA-GA-TAKI)
EDO PERIOD, 19 TH CENTURY
woodblock print: ink and colour on paper,
from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various
Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri), signed
by Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu, published by
Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô), circa 1832
Vertical ôban:
37.6 x 26 cm., 14⅞ x 10¼ in.
Similar examples are in various museum
collections including the Harvard Art
Museums, accession no. 1942.259, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.
JP2928, and the British Museum, accession
no. 1906,1220,0.556.
£ 10,000-15,000
€ 11,300-16,900 US$ 12,500-18,700

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