HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 115, 1834 vasi readable only by initiates

readable only by initiates

Monte Carlo 1969

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

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

practically a divine encounter

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Manga n. 115, 1834 vasi readable only by initiatesNishiki 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