HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 94, 1834 sculture known as suisei-ki

known as suisei-ki

Trained at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris

an optical improbability that reveals Hokusai's interest in the imaginative possibilities of mirroring on water

during which the faithful would pass through the circle to rid themselves of the malevolent effects of summer

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 94, 1834 sculture known as suisei-kiNishiki e, color woodblock print in two shades of gray and one of pink (image size 9 x 25 cm; sheet size 9. 5 x 25. 5 cm). Delicate impression from an edition dating 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 per la