HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 122, 1834 sculture Off-text board of the revue

Off-text board of the revue XXe Siècle of Paris

interlocking asymmetric geometric shapes and overlapping layers of ink create a strongly tactile effect on paper

the large shell used as a musical and religious instrument

at Mukojima or Asakusayama

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HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 122, 1834 sculture Off-text board of the revueNishiki 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