HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 163, 1834 sculture London: Sotheby’s

London: Sotheby’s

Series inspired by the silhouettes prepared by the artist in his Atelier Simultané in Paris in the twenties

A bird of prey perched on the tail of the shachihoko dominates the city just as Fuji

is in the famous series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

Nichiren (1222-1282)

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 163, 1834 sculture London: Sotheby’sNishiki e, color woodblock print in two shades of gray and one 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, il vecchio pazzo