HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 122, 1834 sculture interlocking asymmetric geometric shapes and

interlocking asymmetric geometric shapes and overlapping layers of ink create a strongly tactile effect on paper

shows a broad landscape with a view across Sagami Bay to Mount Fuji

which focuses attention on the face

Perfect impression in the current edition in the first edition of two

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 122, 1834 sculture interlocking asymmetric geometric shapes andNishiki 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