Artist

Katsushika Hokusai (1760~1849)

Japanese Woodblock Print  Name

#09 - Onden no suisha (Watermill at Onden)  隠田の水車

From Series - Thirty six Views of Mount Fuji

Onden is an area around Omotesando in Shibuya Ward today.

Many local historians claim that the Shibuya River near the recently demolished Dojunkai

 Apartments is the location of this site.

The painting depicts two women washing dishes in the water falling from a waterwheel,

 while behind them a man is carrying a bag and walking towards the wheel.

 In this painting, Hokusai focuses his attention on these workers,

the waterwheel, which is drawn with such precision that it is as if it were a blueprint,

and the depiction of water.

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.