HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 137, 1834 vasi and the turtle

and the turtle

all with Italian text on the reverse

è probabile che questa scena abbini scorci diversi lungo il fiume Sumida

The term “manga”

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 137, 1834 vasi and the turtleNishiki 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