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Fine Wind, Clear Morning
Katsushika Hokusai
Known as Red Fuji, from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, and among the most light-sensitive objects any lender will release.
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Date
- c. 1830–1832
- Medium
- Woodblock print, ink and colour on paper
- Dimensions
- 25.7 × 38 cm
- Location
- Multiple museum collections
History
What the record shows
Printed in multiple editions; early impressions with the deep red block are the most prized and the most fade-prone.
Works on paper of this period are typically limited to three months of display followed by years in dark storage.
Provenance
Chain of ownership
- 01Published by Nishimuraya Yohachi, Edo, c. 1831
- 02Impressions held by the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum and others
