HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 163, 1834 sculture A bird of prey perched

A bird of prey perched on the tail of the shachihoko dominates the city just as Fuji

le persone che vengono da lontano

printed in the only edition for XX Siècle

Nichiren (1222-1282)

is in the famous series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 163, 1834 sculture A bird of prey perchedNishiki e, color woodblock print in two shades of gray and one 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, il vecchio pazzo