HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 45, 1834 vasi echoing the shape of the

echoing the shape of the mountain itself

and to make the moon and its halo pearlescent

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

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HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 45, 1834 vasi echoing the shape of theA splendid proof 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 York: