HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 143, 1834 vasi 36 of the same series

36 of the same series

and some interpreters suggest that it may be a pair of workers (a man with a hoe on the left and a woman on the right)

hand printed by the artist on Hahnemühle paper

visto dai monti vicini

Paris on Arches paper in a total of 150 copies plus some artist proofs

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 143, 1834 vasi 36 of the same seriesNishiki 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