HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 58, 1835 sculture an optical improbability that reveals

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

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View from Edo

with wide margins all around

making it impossible to realize this dream

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 58, 1835 sculture an optical improbability that revealsStunning proof with good contrasts, attributable to the print run of Eirakuya Tshir (mid 19th century) from the original woods of the Egawa workshop. Printed on Japanese paper, in excellent condition, with original untrimmed margins beyond the marginal line. Annotated Bibliography H. D. Smith II, Hokusai: One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji, New York: George Braziller, 1988 M. Forrer, Hokusai, London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1991 M. Forrer, Hokusai, New