#16 Mishima Pass in Kai Province

Woodblock Prints Title: Mishima Pass in Kai Province (Kôshû Mishima-goe), 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: Zen Saki No Hokusai Aratame Hitsu

Original: 1st state. known as the Blue Outline. 3 originals from different sources. The first edition has a red kiwame seal on the lower left corner.

Estimated Value: Ref # 36V16

Later impression of this print lacks the red kiwame seal on the lower left corner, as seen below:

Estimated Value: Ref # 36V16a

2nd 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 sunset is brown.

Estimated Value: Ref # 36V16b

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