#5 Surugadai in Edo

Woodblock Prints Title: Surugadai in Edo (Tôto sundai), 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: Hokusai aratame Hitsu

Original: 1st state. known as the Blue Outline. 3 originals from different sources.

Estimated Value: Ref # 36V5

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.

Estimated Value: Ref # 36V5a