HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 134, 1834 vasi but he distinguished himself for

but he distinguished himself for a solitary choice: the use of color in abstraction rather than figures

silhouetted against the lightening sky

Ideally following the path of the brushstroke

as is customary: one carries the mail

modellato al tornio e decorato con ossido di ferro

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 134, 1834 vasi but he distinguished himself forNishiki 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