HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 153, 1834 vasi A preparatory drawing of this

A preparatory drawing of this plate is also known

when the melting snow on the slopes of the mountain formed the figure of a nō-otoko

1978 to 1985

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HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 153, 1834 vasi A preparatory drawing of thisNishiki 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