HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 147, 1834 sculture The architectural structure of this

The architectural structure of this print is truly splendid and poetic

who noted the extraordinary realism and even the colors of the observed images

treated with the same lightness and grace as his canvases

already decomposing

Kawase Hasui (Tokyo 1883-1957) was one of the most famous Japanese artists of the Shin-hanga (“new prints”)

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 147, 1834 sculture The architectural structure of thisNishiki 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