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Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849). Hongan-ji Temple at Asakusa in Edo (Toto Asakusa hongan-ji), from the series ...
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Sold on Mar 20, 2025 for:
$10,000.00
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Description
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)Hongan-ji Temple at Asakusa in Edo (Toto Asakusa hongan-ji), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei), circa 1831
Woodblock print
9 x 13-5/8 inches (22.9 x 34.6 cm) (sheet, oban)
Signed: Hokusai aratame Iitsu hitsu
Published by Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudo)
Additional impressions of this work can be found in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The Art Institute of Chicago; the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the British Museum, London; and the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
Condition Report*:
Backed, some faint lines of another impression of Mt. Fuji showing through in the sky. Marked inpainting throughout the image including in the temple, the midground, the kite, and the mountain, Mild toning to the sheet with marked accretions throughout contributing to an overall deepening in tone. Marked creasing to the sheet, mitigated by being laid to a backing support. Unframed.
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2025 March 20 Masterpieces: Japanese Prints from the Nelkin Collection Signature® Auction #8191 (go to Auction Home page)
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