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Crossing the Ice on Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinshû Suwa kosui kôri watari)


「信州陬防(すわ)湖水氷渡」
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1833–34 (Tenpô 4–5)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical nagaban; 49.9 x 23 cm (19 5/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.6880
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné TNM, Hokusai (2005), #381; Ukiyo-e shûka 16 (1981), p. 230, naga-ôban #2
DescriptionMFA impressions: 11.19650, 11.19664 (key block), 21.6880
Signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu
前北斎為一筆
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.