HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 16, 1834 vasi He approached lithography as a

He approached lithography as a craftsman in the truest sense of the word: he drew the stones himself and oversaw the printing

making it impossible to realize this dream

represents the poet Yamabe no Akahito (active between 724 and 737)

“Edition avant la lettre” Maeght Editore

In this dramatic composition

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 16, 1834 vasi He approached lithography as aSplendida prova con buoni contrasti, riferibile alla tiratura di Eirakuya Tshir (met XIX sec.) dai legni originali della bottega Egawa. Impressa su carta del Giappone, in ottimo stato di conservazione, con margini originali intonsi oltre la linea marginale. Bibliografia ragionata 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: