Artist: Hokusai Katsushika (1760-1849) Title: "View of the Cave of Takinogawa" Medium: Woodblock print Format: Horizontal Size: (9.5x12.5in) Publisher: Takamizawa Series: 100 Views of Mt. Fuji Province: Japan Date: Showa era Paper Type: Washi rice paper Special Notes: Intriguing scene of travelers crossing a narrow plank bridge across the river at Takinogawa. A man carrying two baskets suspended from a yoke across his shoulders balances carefully as he makes his way across the narrow support. Other figures climb steep steps set into the path at left, past a cave entrance covered with a grill. A fascinating early Hokusai landscape imitating Western landscape conventions, with a narrow decorative border.

The print itself is a very good color impression and has never been framed some toning is noticeable from age.