About This Print

This print provides an introduction to the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji Sanjurokkei no Uchi) published by Uchida Woodblock Printing Company between 1939 and 1940.  A subtle sumi-e wash of Mount Fuji provides the background over which the kanji has been printed.  The original issue of the complete set contained, in addition to this Series Introduction, a shorter introduction by the artist and a Table of Contents listing the titles of each of the 36 prints in the series. 

The Series - Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

Published by Uchida Bijutsu Shoten between 1939 and 1940, this 36-print set (plus two introductory sheets and a table of contents sheet) by Tokuriki Tomikichirō (1902-2000) is a more modern take on Hokusai's (1760–1849) famous series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (1826-1833). 

Tokuriki's series was extremely popular with domestic and foreign buyers who purchased one thousand copies within a short time after issuance.¹  The series was re-printed at least once in the 1950s.  Later printings omit the information in the margin and position the artist's signature within the image in a different location.

¹ Modern JapaneseWoodblock Prints - The Early Years, Helen Merritt, University of Hawaii Press, 1998, p. 89.

Print Details

IHL Catalog	#418
Title	Series Introduction
Series	Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji sanjūrokukei no uchi 富士三十六景ノ内)
Artist	Tokuriki Tomikichirō (1902-2000) (it is not confirmed that Tokuriki designed this introductory sheet to the series)
Signature
Seal
Date	1940, September
Edition	original (first) edition
Publisher	Uchida Bijutsu Shoten
Impression	excellent
Colors	excellent
Condition	good - slight foxing and soiling; two spots top corners verso from previous folio mounting
Genre	shin hanga (new print)
Miscellaneous
Format	horizontal oban
H x W Paper	11 3/8 x 16 1/4 in. (28.9 x 41.3 cm)
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