Artist

Katsushika Hokusai (1760~1849)

Japanese Woodblock Print  Name 

#02- Kōto Suruga-cho Mitsui Miseryakuzu (A sketch of the Mitsui shop in Suruga in Edo)

江都駿河町三井見世略図

From Series - Thirty six Views of Mount Fuji

Mitsui Mise was the Echigoya kimono shop in Surugacho (present-day Nihonbashi

 Muromachi, Chiyoda Ward) that was opened by Mitsui Takatoshi in 1673.

 It flourished and became a large store by focusing on cash transactions without markup.

 In ukiyo-e, not only Hokusai's works but also paintings of Surugacho,

this large store is almost always depicted.

In this picture, the large roof, which could easily be mistaken for a temple hall,

is captured from below, looking up, with the famous sign that reads

"Cash, no hanging, kimono goods, braiding, threads."

Hokusai has drawn the left and right roofs large from a low position and placed

a snow-capped Mt. Fuji in the center, composing the picture with three triangles.

On the right roof, the largest of the three triangles, he has drawn three tile craftsmen,

 and the tile-throwing craftsmen are posing in the same way as in "Honjo Tachikawa."

This series of Hokusai’s “Thirty Six Views of Mount Fuji” has been reproduced by

the Tokyo traditional Woodblock Print Association.

These traditional woodblock prints are produced by a contemporary dream team of many of the top skilled Japanese craftsmen, exactly as was the first edition at Edo-Tokyo Museum

Approx Image Size 

Height 25.00 cm  x Width 38.00 cm

(H 9.843 " x  W 14.961 ")

Condition  

The print is in perfect state.

It has never been rolled up or framed,

and has been kept in professional condition.

Color 

Please refer to our pictures for color.

The color of the actual woodblock prints may be slightly different from our online images because it is impossible to show the precise color of these fine art woodblock prints and the delicate texture of our long-lasting traditional craft-made Washi Paper.