Katsushika Hokusai
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A Japanese colour woodblock print by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), 'Rōben Waterfall at Ōyama in Sagami Province'.
From the Series a Tour of the Waterfalls of the Provinces. Engraving. Publ. by Nishimura Yohachi. Mått 38.5 x 26.5 cm
Wear. Hole. Laid on paper.
Provenance
From the Collection of Axel Sjöberg (1866-1950). Thence by descent. Axel Sjöberg is a well-known Swedish painter, who is famous for his representations of the archipelago around Stockholm. He grew up at Skeppsholmen in Stockholm. In 1880 he was employed by Generalstabens litografiska anstalt where he also came to work with prints and photography. He illustrated several books. In 1909 there was a large exhibition with him at Liljevalchs konsthall but the real breakthrough for him was from his exhibitions in Copenhagen 1917 and at Liljevalchs in 1918