HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 99, 1836-1847 sculture a series of traditional houses

a  series of traditional houses with thatched roofs

Lo scopo era chiaramente militare: ostacolare lo spostamento rapido di grandi masse di truppe che avrebbero potuto convergere su Edo e minacciare il potere del bakufu

che lo incoraggiò poi a dedicarsi alle stampe

Perfect impression printed on Arches paper in a total of 150 copies

allows himself a break: he stretches contentedly

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 99, 1836-1847 sculture a series of traditional housesStunning proof with good contrasts, attributable to the print run of Eirakuya Tshir (mid 19th century) from the original woods of the Egawa workshop. Printed on Japanese paper, in excellent condition, with original untrimmed margins beyond the marginal line. Annotated Bibliography H. D. Smith II, Hokusai: One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji, New York: George Braziller, 1988 M. Forrer, Hokusai, London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1991 M. Forrer, Hokusai, New