HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 149, 1834 sculture the official center for the

the official center for the study of astronomy in the late Tokugawa period

dressed in a matching pattern featuring a “mon” with the ideogram “san”

and chromatic rigor

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HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 149, 1834 sculture the official center for theNishiki 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