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The Falls at Aoigaoka in the Eastern Capital (Tōto Aoigaoka no taki), from the series A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (Shokoku taki meguri)


「諸国滝廻り 東都葵ヶ岡の滝」
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudō) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1832 (Tenpō 3)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ōban; 35.6 x 26 cm (14 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6688
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné MFA, Hokusai (2013), #61; MFA, Printed Treasures (2008), #98; Ukiyo-e shūka 16 (1981), p. 230, vertical ōban #20.4; Keyes, Oriental Art 18.2 (Summer 1972)
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.25225, 21.6688
Signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu
前北斎為一筆
Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印:極
ProvenanceSpring 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frank Lloyd Wright in Japan; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.