HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 163, 1834 sculture printed in the only edition

printed in the only edition for XX Siècle

Series inspired by the silhouettes prepared by the artist in his Atelier Simultané in Paris in the twenties

le persone che vengono da lontano

A bird of prey perched on the tail of the shachihoko dominates the city just as Fuji

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 163, 1834 sculture printed in the only editionNishiki e, color woodblock print in two shades of gray and one 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, il vecchio pazzo