HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 139, 1834 vasi a tangle of bodies can

a tangle of bodies can be seen (four wounded or fallen men

whose trainer holds a long pole with a cross and a circle on which his little animal will perform

Christ is shown without a halo

Perfect impression printed by Imprimerie Mourlot for the Lahumìere editions of Paris

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 139, 1834 vasi a tangle of bodies canNishiki e, color woodblock print in two shades of gray and one shade 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