HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 98, 1834 vasi where the same care for

where the same care for detail translates into refined tonal gradations

Watanabe of Tokyo

the term “manga” meant “unrestricted images” and referred to collections of educational

sometimes in color

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 98, 1834 vasi where the same care forNishiki e, a color woodblock print in two shades of gray and one shade of pink (image and sheet size approximately 18 x 25 cm). A 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 About