HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 112, 1834 sculture for the magazine Verve vol

for the magazine Verve vol

some fishermen are busy burning the bottom of their boat with pine torches

Hokusai's obsession with longevity and the desire for an exceptionally long life dedicated entirely to drawing emerges clearly

Milano 1999-2000

the artist performs an additional step with mica powder

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 112, 1834 sculture for the magazine Verve volNishiki e, a color woodblock print in two shades of gray and one shade of pink (image and sheet size approximately 18 x 25 cm). A 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 mad about