#23 Sazai Hall of the Temple of the 500 Arhats

Woodblock Prints Title: Sazai Hall of the Temple of the Five Hundred Arhats (Gohyaku Rakan-ji Sazaidô), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjûrokkei)

Publication: 1831

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 Litsu Hitsu

Original: 1st state. known as the Blue Outline. 2 originals from different sources. The first edition has a red kiwame seal on the lower right corner.

Estimated Value: Ref # 36V23

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

Estimated Value: Ref # 36V23a

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, the sunset is brown, the sky is black and the yellow colored has been replaced with brown in the house and deck area: Estimated Value: Ref # 36V23b