PrintsJapanese19th century

Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinshū Suwa-ko), from the series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

c. 1830–31 (Tenpô 1–2)

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist

Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八Publisher

Classification

Prints

Medium

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

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

horizontal ōban: H: 25.9 x W: 38.4 cm (10 3/16 x 15 1/8 in.)

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