Tomikichiro Tokuriki, "Watermill at the Mouth of Omiya"

The watermill pictured is likely used for processing the harvest from crops shown to the right.

Series: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Date: 1939
Size: Oban (approx. 9" x 14")
Published by Uchida, later edition
Condition: Excellent, edges worn
Frame Shown: 16" x 24" x 1/2", 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.