#36 Hodogaya on the Tokaido

Woodblock Prints Title: Hodogaya on the Tôkaidô (Tôkaidô Hodogaya), 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. 3 originals from different sources: Estimated Value: Ref # 36V36

Later impression of this print have the grass in the hills blue instead of green with white bokashi: Estimated Value: Ref # 36V36a

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 red: Estimated Value: Ref # 36V36b