HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 139, 1834 vasi Un enorme calderone d’acqua è

Un enorme calderone d’acqua è sistemato tra pietre e riscaldato da un fuoco le cui lingue di fiamma

Although occupying a double plate

while they are sheltered by a small shrine located on the shore

transforming a simple work gesture into a sophisticated visual meditation on Fuji and the forms that evoke it

" also called "Kawazu's way

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 139, 1834 vasi Un enorme calderone d’acqua èNishiki 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