HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 140, 1834 vasi as if the sacred image

as if the sacred image could not be contained in any predetermined space

From the left

His knowledge of the theme comes from the imitations that the inhabitants of Edo staged during the San’nō festival

gioco e poesia in un unico spettacolo visivo

Beautiful proof in the fifth state out of six

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 140, 1834 vasi as if the sacred imageNishiki 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