Tokuriki Tomikichirō (1902-2000)‎ - Distant View of Fuji from Mt. Asakuma, Ise from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji

Distant View of Fuji from Mt. Asakuma, Ise

from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji

by Tokuriki Tomikichirō, 1939-1940

Mount Asama in Ise

The view from Mt. Asama (555 meters above sea level), the highest peak in Ise-Shima National Park, is spectacular. You will be able to see Shima, Atsumi Peninsula, and Chita Peninsula in the distance as well as Mt. Fuji in winter.

This 20th print in the 36 print series depicts what a visitor to this viewing area on Mt. Asakuma would see on a clear winter's day, including Mt. Fuji in the distance. The placard on the railing reads Fuji-san Yohai-sho or "a place to respect Mt. Fuji from afar."  This print is published by Uchida Woodblock Printing Company between 1939 and 1940 as part of the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji.

Tokuriki's series was extremely popular with domestic and foreign buyers who purchased one thousand copies within a short time after issuance. Various prints from this series were re-printed in subsequent years and subsets of the thirty-six prints were repackaged into newly named series, such as Eight Views of Mt. Fuji and Four Season of Mt. Fuji, released in the 1950s.  Later printings omit the information in the margin, modify Tokuriki's signature and change the seals below his signature appearing in the image area of the print.

Collections

• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston