HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 113, 1834 vasi The result is a scene

The result is a scene where geographical verisimilitude gives way to compositional strength

La frattura non viene nascosta

“Sovereign Lord

Fuji is nothing but a lighter shadow

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 113, 1834 vasi The result is a sceneNishiki 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