arranged to mimic the mountain
posto al centro della scena
Hokusai transforms this literary principle into a pictorial sequence articulated in multiple visual "verses"
receiving prestigious artistic commissions
Printed on Japanese paper during the Heisei period by Shōzaburō Watanabe
HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 8, 1834 sculture arranged to mimic the mountainBeautiful proof with good contrasts, attributable to the print run of Eirakuya Tshir (mid 19th century) from the original woods of the Egawa workshop. Printed on Japanese paper, in excellent condition, with original untrimmed margins beyond the marginal line. Annotated 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