HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 73, 1836-1847 sculture autore di celebri versi dedicati

autore di celebri versi dedicati al Fuji: «Tago no ura ni / uchidete mireba / mashiro no zu / Fuji no takane ni / yuki wa furitsutsu» («Passando sulla spiaggia di Tago

mythological allegories

printed in Paris by Mourlot Frères on Arches paper

the staple food in ancient Japan

Genshoku ukiyo-e dai hyakka jiten 5 (1980)

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 73, 1836-1847 sculture autore di celebri versi dedicatiStunning 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