HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 12, 1834 sculture limited edition of 1500 copies

limited edition of 1500 copies

while the woman on the right seems to be unwinding thread from her basket around a frame

he created his first poster

a Shinto priest blesses the chinowa with a gohei

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

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 12, 1834 sculture limited edition of 1500 copiesA 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