Kisokaido Ono no taki-nuno / Shokoku Taki-meguri
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- British Museum
Typical Price
- Later reprint (Meiji–Taisho era publishers): $100–$600
- Good later impression (Edo-period, softened lines): $5,000–$20,000
- Good early impression (crisp bokashi gradation, vivid color): $20,000–$80,000
- Fine early impression (exceptional condition and color intensity): $80,000–$150,000
From Hokusai's A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces (c.1833–34), the first ukiyo-e series devoted solely to waterfalls. A fine impression of Yoro Waterfall sold for $100,000—10× its low estimate. A complete set of 8 prints achieved $508,500.
Description
The great waterfall at Ono on the Kisokaido mountain highway — one of the most dramatic natural spectacles along the inland route between Edo and Kyoto — appears in this print from the Shokoku Taki-meguri (Tour of Waterfalls in the Provinces) series. Ono-no-taki plunges through a narrow gorge cut by the Kiso River, and Hokusai's composition likely emphasizes the sheer vertical drop and the misting spray that obscured the base of the falls.
More Prints by Katsushika Hokusai
The Fishermen of Katase Hauling in Their Nets: The Purple Shell (Murasakigai)
1821
Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban
Burdock Root (Kurama gobo), from the series "A Selection of Horses (Uma-zukushi)"
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
Horse Shells (Umagai), from the series "A Selection of Horses (Uma-zukushi)"
1822
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
Orange Orchids, from an untitled series of flowers
c. 1832
Color woodblock print; oban
More Travel Scenes Prints
Rain Shower at Shо̄no, from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tо̄kaidо̄ (Tо̄kaidо̄ gojusan tsugi)
1962
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Pacific Ocean, Awa Province (Boshu Taikai), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series (Tabi miyage dai sanshu)"
Boshu Taikai
1925
Color woodblock print; oban
Gosai Canal in Niigata (Niigata Gosaibori), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Niigata Gosaibori
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Frequently Asked Questions
Kisokaido Ono no taki-nuno / Shokoku Taki-meguri was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎).
Kisokaido Ono no taki-nuno / Shokoku Taki-meguri depicts travel scenes.