HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 155, 1834 sculture A fierce wind

A fierce wind

which rises in the background

Attraverso la contrapposizione tra il dinamismo delle figure in primo piano e la quiete maestosa del Fuji sullo sfondo

to observe a correspondence between the ceramic process and the rock formation phenomena that occur within magma chambers

A preparatory drawing for this plate is also known

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 155, 1834 sculture A fierce windNishiki 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