Moonlight on the Sumida River in Edo (Tôto Sumida no tsuki), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers at Famous Scenic Spots (Shôkei setsugekka)

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Moonlight on the Sumida River in Edo (Tôto Sumida no tsuki), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers at Famous Scenic Spots (Shôkei setsugekka)

「勝景雪月花　東都　隅田の月」

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Publisher: Akamatsuya Shôtarô (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

about 1832–33 (Tenpô 3–4)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions Horizontal koban; 12.5 x 17 cm (4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in.)

Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession Number21.9233

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Hokusai Updated (2019), #355-2; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 224, horizontal koban #19.2

Signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu
前北斎為一筆

Marks Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極

ProvenanceJune 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Sumitomo collection; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.