Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki 下野黒髪山きりふりの瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り

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 Kirifuri (Mist-Falling) waterfall on Kurokamiyama in Shimotsuke Province — one of the famous falls of Japan — appears in this print from the Shokoku Taki-meguri (Tour of Waterfalls) series. The falls at Kirifuri split into multiple cascading streams as they descend, the mist that gives them their name rising from the rocks below and filling the surrounding cedar forest with perpetual humidity.

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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

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More Landscapes Prints

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The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"

1934

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Frequently Asked Questions

Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki 下野黒髪山きりふりの瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎).

Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki 下野黒髪山きりふりの瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り depicts landscapes, waterfalls, and temples & shrines.