Viewing the Sunset over Ryogoku Bridge from the Onmaya Embankment (Reprint)
by Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849)
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- Type
- Woodblock print (reprint)
- First edition
- circa 1830
- This edition
- Recent reprint
- Image size
- 25.2 × 37.1 cm
- Condition
- Excellent
Description
A diverse group of men crosses the Sumida River on a ferry at the end of the day. The sun is setting, with some men capturing the view, while others are already dozing off after what was presumably a hard day of work. The design is part of Katsushika Hokusai's series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji and indeed, Mount Fuji stands sharply against the sky, with Ryogoku Bridge before it, as if leading to it. The current print is a reprint from newly carved blocks.
