Tomikichiro Tokuriki, "Iwabuchi"

A marvelous design showing Mount Fuji from hill in a small village, Iwabuchi, on a clear day. A fire watch ladder sits grandly on the hill overlooking homes and a sweeping vista. A first-state printing from Tomikichiro Tokuriki's "36 Views of Mount Fuji" popular series of woodblock prints.

Series: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Date: 1939
Size: Oban (approx. 10” x 15”)
Edition: First-edition
Publisher: Uchida Bijutsu Shoten
Condition: Fine/excellent color and condition
Frame Shown: 16" x 24", Classic Wood, Clear Walnut

Tomikichiro Tokuriki (1902-1999) created his 36 Views of Mount Fuji from 1939-1940, which is now considered his masterpiece series of woodblock prints. The prints are an homage to Katsushika Hokusai’s series, 100 years before Tokuriki’s time.