HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 130, 1834 sculture it is a metaphor for

it is a metaphor for rebirth and earthly success

and waste materials

filtering through the branches of a willow

a curious open structure appears by the water

Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 130, 1834 sculture it is a metaphor forNishiki 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