HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 153, 1834 vasi was the Office of the

was the Office of the Calendar of the shōgunate

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A preparatory drawing of this plate is also known

often erected on rooftops

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 153, 1834 vasi was the Office of theNishiki 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