HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 142, 1834 vasi and contemplation

and contemplation

erosi dall’azione del vento

From behind the struggle emerges the delicately curled motif of the eggplant leaves and a strangely detached flower on the right (which does not actually look like a true eggplant bud)

in which vibrant details of daily life stand out: some dogs play on the snow hill

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 142, 1834 vasi and contemplationNishiki 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