HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 54, 1835 vasi blending irony

blending irony

Mourlot IV

Off-text plate from the volume of The Memoirs of Casanova by Italo Calvino

one of the five lakes around Fuji

"the charm of Hokusai lies in his ability to remove the superfluous to let the essential shine through

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 54, 1835 vasi blending ironyStunning 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