#12 Tsukuda-jima in Musashi Province

Woodblock Prints Title: Tsukuda-jima [in Edo] in Musashi Province (Buyô Tsukuda-jima), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjûrokkei)

Publication: 1830

Size: Horizontal ôban; 26.2 x 38.7 cm (10 5/16 x 15 1/4 in.)

Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi (Eijudô)

Signature: Saki No Hokusai Aratame Hitsu

Original: 1st state. known as the All blue (Aizuri-e). 3 originals from different sources.

Estimated Value: Ref # 36V12

2nd state. known as the blue outline. It has added colors (Green, brown and salmon) and lack the kiwame seal on the lower left corner. 3 originals from different sources.

Estimated Value: Ref # 36V12a

3rd state. known as the Black Outline. It differs from the blue outline, as the main key block uses black ink instead of blue ink. The difference is obvious when looking at the lines around the title, and the sky has more blue colors all the way down to the clouds.

Estimated Value: Ref # 36V12b