HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 162, 1834 vasi a traditional sign of the

a traditional sign of the end of the day

Il termine soso del titolo letteralmente significa “fondatore di un tempio”

a recognition reserved for artists considered essential for the preservation of traditional arts in Japan

della serie Cinquantatré stazioni della Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi)

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 162, 1834 vasi a traditional sign of theNishiki 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