TOSEN SANSUI
Landscape with Ferries

Color on paper
Hanging scroll
Signed Hachiju-hachi Rojin Manji (meaning `old man Manji at age 88'), sealed Katsushika
127.0~53.5cm

A massive landscape work consisted of a small village peaking through abundant trees on solid rocks in close proximity, the side view of mountains in the center, and blue rock-mountain tops in the distance. This type of landscape depiction is unique to Hokusai.

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