HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 132, 1834 vasi is completely off-center

is completely off-center

Hokusai loved to depict bridges in his works and dedicated the entire series of 1834 Shokoku meikyo kiran (Unusual Views of Famous Bridges of Various Provinces)

and music throughout his life

“non sento”

The printed graphic work until 1968

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 132, 1834 vasi is completely off-centerNishiki 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