HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 140, 1834 vasi soaring high

soaring high

From the left

Beautiful proof in the fifth state out of six

as if the sacred image could not be contained in any predetermined space

interrupting its profile as darkness softens the contours and transforms the shapes into looming masses

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 140, 1834 vasi soaring highNishiki 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