Ōshū sansui kishō /
880-01Takashima, Hokkai,1850-1931.
[Tōkyō] : Tōyōdō,
Meiji 26 [1893]
Title from lining paper.
First edition of a rare album of colour printed images of mountains created using engraved wood-blocks. Working under the name Hokkai, Takashima created the sketches whilst surveying forests across Europe. His training as a geologist and interest in Western art are evident in the final images.​
Mountains
Lakes
Japan Tokyo.