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No. 36 in the series. MFA impressions: 11.17673, 11.30183, 21.6736
Inscription
Poem: Natsu no yo wa/ mada yoi nagara/ akenuru o/ kumo o izuko ni/ tsuki yadoruran
Signed
Saki no Hokusai Manji 前北斎卍
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame 改印: 極
Provenance
Spring 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.
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Japanese, Edo period, about 1835–36 (Tenpô 6–7)
- Artist Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760–1849
- Publisher Iseya Sanjirô (Eijudô), Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
TNM, Hokusai (2005), #443; Morse, Hokusai: The One Hundred Poets (1989), #36; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 228, horizontal ôban #24.20
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 25.2 x 37.2 cm (9 15/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
Accession Number
21.6736
Medium or Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper