Tsukioka Tanka. Picture of Fuji, Tsukuba and Sumida River / Fan print, 1833

Artist: Tsukioka Tanka [旦霞] (Japanese, fl. c. 1830s – 1840s).

Publisher: Enshūya Matabei [遠州屋又兵衛] (Japanese, fl. c. 1768 – 1881); seal: Enmata.

Title: Picture of Fuji, Tsukuba and Sumida River [富士筑波隅田川の圖] (フジツクバスミダガワノズ | Fuji Tsukuba Sumidagawa no zu).

Date seal 巳 + kiwame: Tenpō 4 (1833).

Media: Fan print (uchiwa-e, 団扇絵), 235 x 302 mm, aizuri-e.

Only four prints are known from this artist, all fans:

(1) National Diet Library 2542868:

(2) Ritsumeikan University mai30_07:

(3) RISD Museum 34.334:

Collection	Japanese prints and drawings
Type or purpose	Fan, Woodblock print
Period	19 AD, Edo Period (1603 – 1868), Mid-19th century, Tenpō era [天保] (1830 – 1844)
Country	Japan
Media	Ink and color on paper
Technique	Aizuri-e, Woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Size	Fan print. Uchiwa-e
Subject	Landscape, Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan), Mount Tsukuba (筑波山, Tsukuba-san), Seascape, Sumida River (隅田川, Sumida-gawa)
Artist	Tsukioka Tanka [旦霞] (Japanese, fl. c. 1830s – 1840s)
Publisher	Enshūya Matabei [遠州屋又兵衛] (Japanese, fl. c. 1768 – 1881)
Publishing year	1833, Tenpō 4
Acquisition year	2022

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