HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 31, 1834 vasi ’ You see even today

’ You see even today I want to tell you I love you and that I still cannot free myself

The image is constructed as a refined formal game: the closed and folded umbrellas are arranged in sequence like a chain of small mountain peaks at the foot of Fuji

La lunga veste e il grande ventaglio del nobiluomo suggeriscono un gusto affettato per elementi di origine cinese

with rays drawing the very symbol of Japan

presenting Mount Fuji as an eternal backdrop for both the exploits of the spirit and those of arms

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 31, 1834 vasi ’ You see even todayA splendid impression with good contrasts, attributable to the Eirakuya Tshir edition (mid 19th century) from the original blocks of the Egawa workshop. Printed on Japanese paper, in excellent condition, with original untrimmed margins beyond the marginal line. Selected Bibliography H. D. Smith II, Hokusai: One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji, New York: George Braziller, 1988 M. Forrer, Hokusai, London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1991 M. Forrer, Hokusai, New