HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 31, 1834 vasi Come una volpe che prende

Come una volpe che prende in prestito la criniera del leone

obtained from four matrices of Japanese linden in a total of 40 copies

’ You see even today I want to tell you I love you and that I still cannot free myself

Perfect impression printed for the Editions Jacques Damase of Paris

The image is constructed as a refined formal game: the closed and folded umbrellas are arranged in sequence like a chain of small mountain peaks at the foot of Fuji

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 31, 1834 vasi Come una volpe che prendeA splendid impression with good contrasts, attributable to the Eirakuya Tshir edition (mid 19th century) from the original blocks of the Egawa workshop. Printed on Japanese paper, in excellent condition, with original untrimmed margins beyond the marginal line. Selected 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