HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 97, 1834 vasi The banners display the inscription

The banners display the inscription “Raichō”

the location has never been identified and seems to generically indicate a marshy environment

the large shell used as a musical and religious instrument

An authentic graphic marvel and a pictorial masterpiece

they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 97, 1834 vasi The banners display the inscriptionNishiki e, a color woodblock print in two shades of gray and one shade of pink (image and sheet size approximately 18 x 25 cm). A 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 Mad About