HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 115, 1834 vasi limited to only 5 copies

limited to only 5 copies

the auspicious inscription “shiawase-kichi”

readable only by initiates

rappresenta il poeta Yamabe no Akahito (attivo tra il 724 e il 737)

the device depicted by Hokusai does not feature the fundamental elements of a true mechanical planetarium

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 115, 1834 vasi limited to only 5 copiesNishiki e, color woodblock print in two shades of gray and one 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