HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 140, 1834 vasi soaring high

soaring high

Beautiful proof in the fifth state out of six

” The location depicted has never been identified with full certainty

interrupting its profile as darkness softens the contours and transforms the shapes into looming masses

gioco e poesia in un unico spettacolo visivo

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 140, 1834 vasi soaring highNishiki e, color woodblock print in two shades of gray and one shade of pink (image size approx. 18 x 12. 5 cm; sheet size 19. 5 x 14 cm). Delicate impression from an edition datable to around the second half of the 19th century. Printed on Japanese paper. In perfect condition, with a small margin all around. Bibliography M. Forrer, Manga, Hazan Eds, 2014 J. A. Michener, Hokusai sketch books, Rutland and Tokyo, 1958 G. C. Calza, Hokusai, the old man