HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 140, 1834 vasi Real or reflected

Real or reflected

His knowledge of the theme comes from the imitations that the inhabitants of Edo staged during the San’nō festival

soaring high

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

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

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 140, 1834 vasi Real or reflectedNishiki 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