HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 12, 1834 sculture This element can be read

This element can be read as an ironic allusion (perhaps one of the previously manufactured umbrellas is being tested here under real rain)

beyond a bowed horse

a Shinto priest blesses the chinowa with a gohei

limited edition of 1500 copies

attributable to the print run of Eirakuya Tōshirō (early Meiji period) from the original woodblocks

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 12, 1834 sculture This element can be readA splendid impression with good contrasts, attributable to the Eirakuya Tshir edition (mid 19th century) from the original woodblocks of the Egawa workshop. Printed on Japanese paper, in excellent condition, with original uncut 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