Fuji from the Pass of Mishima, Koshu Province

Date:: 1760–1849
Medium:: color woodblock print
Format:: Oban
Dimensions:: 25.2 × 36.6 cm
Source:: Cleveland Museum of Art

Typical Price

Later reprint (Meiji–Taisho era publishers): $50–$400
Good later impression (Edo-period, worn blocks or faded): $2,000–$10,000
Good early impression (strong color, crisp lines): $10,000–$40,000
Fine early impression (exceptional color and condition): $40,000–$100,000

Hokusai's landscape prints beyond the Thirty-six Views span a remarkable range of viewpoints and weather conditions. Non-series landscape prints by Hokusai regularly appear in specialist Japanese print sales worldwide.

Description

A massive cryptomeria tree with gnarled roots frames the foreground, its trunk so enormous that three figures clasping hands could scarcely encircle it, dwarfing the distant cone of Fuji beyond Mishima Pass in Koshu Province. The print employs deep Prussian blue in the mountain's shaded face — a pigment Hokusai embraced to dramatic effect across his landscapes of this period.

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The Fishermen of Katase Hauling in Their Nets: The Purple Shell (Murasakigai)

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Burdock Root (Kurama gobo), from the series "A Selection of Horses (Uma-zukushi)"

1822

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Horse Shells (Umagai), from the series "A Selection of Horses (Uma-zukushi)"

1822

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Orange Orchids, from an untitled series of flowers

c. 1832

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Frequently Asked Questions

Fuji from the Pass of Mishima, Koshu Province was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in 1760–1849.

Fuji from the Pass of Mishima, Koshu Province depicts landscapes, mount fuji, and travel scenes, set at Mount Fuji.

Fuji from the Pass of Mishima, Koshu Province measures 25.2 × 36.6 cm (Oban format).