[Oe List ...] Land, River, Mountain, Sea - Japanese Prints

[Beret Griffith]

Thank you to everyone for information on the Other World prints. This 
community is a wonderful resource.
Beret

At 02:18 PM 6/3/2008, you wrote:
>The prints of Katsushika Hokusai may be found and easily purchased 
>at <http://www.fulcrumgallery.com/>www.fulcrumgallery.com. Mary Laura
>
>On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 1:20 AM, the telfords 
><<mailto:thetelfords at gmail.com>thetelfords at gmail.com> wrote:
>Dear Beret and Colleagues,
>
>We have a framed set  hanging over our dining table and they are all 
>from the same artist - The description of these prints which were 
>bought for us at our request by Joan Knutsen around 1986/7 when she 
>lived in Japan.
>The description about the Land of Mystery print reads:
>  Woodblock Print U43 one of 36 views of Mt Fuji   "Sunshu 
> Ejiri"  by Hokusai Katsushika (1760 - 1849)
>'Pieces of paper being blown around by a sudden gust of wind, men 
>fighting against the wind, a sedge-hat being blown away, and men 
>holding their sedge hats tightly against the wind....these movements 
>are vividly respresented in a moment.  The picture of a woman quite 
>at a los what to do in another peculiarly Hokusai'
>UCHIDA ART CO LTD  Kyoto Handicraft Centre Kumanojinja-Higashi, 
>Sakyo - Ku, Kyoto 606  Japan
>Phone (075) 761 0345.
>As these were purchased around 1987 this phone number may not be current!
>Isn't the story interesting.  I don't remember reading it in detail before!!
>Wasn't it great that this piece was glued to the mount when they were framed!!
>I cannot remember why there is no descriptive piece relating to the 
>River of Consciousness
>attached the the copy we had framed.
>
>Here are the other two descriptions FYI:
>The Mountain of Care reads:  Woodblock Print (R-114/U-49)
>"Sanka Hakuu"  thunderstorm below the Mt Fuji, one of the 36 views 
>of Mt Fuji by HK
>'The glorious mountain above the dark clouds, the lightening and 
>thiunder.  The unshaken mountain standing in all its tranquility, 
>the nobly depicted lightening, and the contrast the upper and lower 
>half, make the moountian all but heroic in size.
>
>The Sea of Tranquility:  reads:  Woodblock print: (R-59/U-46)
>The waves off the coast of Kanagawa appearing like surging billows 
>on the ocean more in a frenzy manner just like Hokusai's passionate 
>character.  The scene full of violent motions, the contrast between 
>the deep blue and white, the novelty of the idea - this picture is 
>considered the masterpiece of Hokusai.  In this his skilful art is 
>perfectly expressed.'
>
>Peace and Kind regards
>from us Down Under  and in the Blue Mountains where we now live.
>
>Elaine and John TELFORD
>
>
>On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:18 PM, Wilson Priscilla 
><<mailto:pwilson at teamtechinc.com>pwilson at teamtechinc.com> wrote:
>Beret,
>I have a set hanging on a bathroom wall. I just checked and there is 
>writing  in Japanese on each which looks different...but I don't 
>know if that is a name or a title. No help from here...sorry.
>Priscilla
>
>On May 27, 2008, at 9:53 PM, Beret Griffith wrote:
>
>>I have a friend who is interested in getting copies of the Land,
>>River, Mountain, Sea Japanese prints. Can easily find the Mountain
>>and the Sea by Houksai. Haven't located the Land and River in the
>>Internet. I can't recall if the Land and River were done by Houksai.
>>I have a vague recollection that one of them was done by Hiroshige.
>>Mine are buried somewhere in files in storage. Help please.
>>Beret
>>
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>Priscilla Wilson
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