About This Print

This print is a c. 1950s re-issue, possibly using re-worked blocks or one-or-more new blocks, of the original 1939-1940 print that appeared as part of the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.  This re-issued print was released as part of the series The Eight Views of Mount Fuji and re-packaged again under the title Cherry Blossoms and Mount Fuji (Spring), as part of the undated series Four Seasons of Mount Fuji.  Various printings of this image, by the publisher Uchida, are shown below.  

The Series - Eight  Views of Mount Fuji

Published by Uchida Bijutsu Shoten in the 1950s, this eight print set by Tokuriki Tomikichirō (1902-2000) is a re-issue of eight prints from the 1939-1940 series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji.  It is unknown if the re-issued  in this series were reprinted from the original blocks, re-worked blocks, new blocks, or some combination of the three.  The obvious differences from the 1939-40 prints are the repositioning of the print title (moved from the right margin into the image area next to the artist's signature), changes to the writing of the artist's signature within the image; the use of a different publisher's seal (the Uchida han octagon); and the elimination of the series title, print title, publisher's copyright, and the artist's name from the right margin.

Original c. 1939-40 print issued as part of the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji containing in the right margin, from top to bottom, the series' name, the print's title, artist's name, a reproduction of an old censor's kiwame seal, publisher's name and square copyright seal.

Print (date unknown), similar to the print issued as part of the series The Eight Views of Mount Fuji, but with the publisher's name and copyright seal in the right margin, as seen in c. 1939-40 print on the left.  Likely released as part of the series Four Seasons of Mount Fuji.

Print (date unknown), similar to the print issued as part of the series The Eight Views of Mount Fuji, but with th  publisher's name in the right margin.

Recent issue possibly from re-worked or new blocks (or possibly even a lithographic reproduction.)

Print Details

IHL Catalog	#413
Title	The Cherry Blossoms of Tateho
Series	The Eight Views of Mount  Fuji
Artist	Tokuriki Tomikichirō (1902-2000)
Signature	Tomikichirō
Seal	no artist's seal (octagonal "Han Moto U Chi Da" publisher's seal)
Date	c. 1950s
Edition	unknown
Publisher	Uchida Bijutsu Shoten
Impression	excellent
Colors	good
Condition	fair - mat line and toning within mat line; light-struck along 1" wide vertical stripe in middle of print; wrinkling in corners; two spots top corners verso from previous folio mounting
Genre	shin hanga (new print)
Miscellaneous
Format	horizontal oban
H x W Paper	11 1/4 x 16 in. (28.6 x 40.6 cm)
H x W Image	10 1/4 x 15 in. (26 x 38.1 cm)
Collections This Print	University of Chicago Smart Museum of Art; San Diego Museum of Art 2008.80 (variant)
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