HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 160, 1834 sculture the plate is «A masterpiece

the plate is «A masterpiece of essentiality

1954 Paris

The game usually involved multiple participants

typical of the Edo painters' repertoire and in which Hokusai excelled

a Shinto priest blesses the chinowa with a gohei

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 160, 1834 sculture the plate is «A masterpieceNishiki 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, the old man mad