HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 160, 1834 sculture protected by straw raincoats

protected by straw raincoats

had already injured several men before being confronted and brought down by the warrior

the plate is «A masterpiece of essentiality

Created by the artist in 1964 for the Cahiers d'Art XXe Siècle editions

1954 Paris

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 160, 1834 sculture protected by straw raincoatsNishiki e, color woodblock print in two shades of gray and one of pink (image size approx. 18 x 12. 5 cm; sheet size 19. 5 x 14 cm). 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