Tomikichiro Tokuriki, "Yoshida Asama Shrine"

The shrine was once a starting point for climbers on the way to Mount Fuji.

Series: Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
Date: 1939
Size: Oban (approx. 9” x 14”)
Published by Uchida, First-state
Condition: Excellent
Frame Shown: 16” x 24”, Modern Metal, 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.