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Katakura Tea Plantation from '36 Views of Mt. Fuji'

Size: 26.0cm by 39.0cm (10.24 in by 15.35 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Katsushika Hokusai

Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 13,000$ 105.00£ 82.25€ 95.50

  

Description: 36 Views of Mt. Fuji is an extremely well-known series. What started as 36 works later grew to include a total of 46 images, containing some of the most recognizable works Hokusai ever designed. It was published c. 1830–1832.

The print depicts a view of Mount Fuji from the Katakura tea plantation in Suruga Province. We can see groups of people picking up tea leaves, some men are stuffing tea leaves into a basket, and one man is trying to coax a horse across a narrow plank bridge. Then, the tea leaves already picked are taken to the workshop where they are steamed and hand-rolled. Hokusai skillfully portrays in great detail and with accuracy what a tea plantation was like in those days.

This particular print is a post-war reproduction by Takamizawa company.

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