Image of actual item from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston
KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (B. 1760, d. 1849)
SHIMPAN UKI-E New block perspective views. [From] a rare, very early series. Crowd of people cooling off in the evening at Ryogoku bridge and viewing fireworks. This must have been a popular print and a good seller, for it is called Saihan, i.e., second edition.
Yoko-e. Signed: Katsu Shunro ga. Publisher: Eijudo. In good condition.
Purchaser: John T. Spaulding
Price: $20.00