HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 134, 1834 vasi immortality

immortality

as is customary: one carries the mail

modellato al tornio e decorato con ossido di ferro

the term “manga” meant “pictures without constraint” and referred to instructional

The elaborate display of feathers overflowing from the fisherman's basket and curling around the tree is the clue that Hokusai is depicting the folk tale of Hagoromo

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 134, 1834 vasi immortalityNishiki 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