{"product_id":"hokusai-katsushika-cento-vedute-del-monte-fuji-n-100-1836-1847","title":"HOKUSAI KATSUHIKA, One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji n. 100, 1836-1847","description":"\u003cp\u003eStunning proof with good contrasts, attributable to the print run of Eirakuya Tōshirō (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnotated Bibliography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eH.D. Smith II, \u003cem\u003eHokusai: One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e, New York: George Braziller, 1988\u003cbr\u003eM. Forrer, \u003cem\u003eHokusai\u003c\/em\u003e, London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1991\u003cbr\u003eM. Forrer, \u003cem\u003eHokusai\u003c\/em\u003e, New York: Rizzoli, 1988\u003cbr\u003eM. Forrer, \u003cem\u003eHokusai: Prints and Drawings\u003c\/em\u003e, Munich: Prestel, 1991\u003cbr\u003eG.C. Calza, \u003cem\u003eHokusai: The Old Madman of Painting\u003c\/em\u003e, Milan 1999-2000, London 2003\u003cbr\u003eG.C. Calza, \u003cem\u003eHokusai: The One Hundred Views of Fuji\u003c\/em\u003e, Milan: Editoriale Nuova, 1982\u003cbr\u003eJ. Hillier, \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Hokusai in Book Illustration\u003c\/em\u003e, London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1980\u003cbr\u003eJ. Hillier, L. Smith, \u003cem\u003eJapanese Prints: 300 Years of Albums and Books\u003c\/em\u003e, London: British Museum Publications, 1980\u003cbr\u003eR.S. Keyes, \u003cem\u003eEhon: The Artist and the Book in Japan\u003c\/em\u003e, New York: George Braziller, 2006\u003cbr\u003eT. Clark (ed.), \u003cem\u003eHokusai: Beyond the Great Wave\u003c\/em\u003e, London: British Museum Press, 2017\u003cbr\u003eM. Forrer, W.R. van Gulik, \u003cem\u003eHokusai and His School: Paintings, Drawings and Illustrated Books\u003c\/em\u003e, Leiden: Society for Japanese Arts and Crafts, 1991\u003cbr\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/78803\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/78803\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommentary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe plate presents a striking night view, in which Fuji is framed by a spectacular overhanging rock formation. The location is not indicated, and in the area around Fuji, no natural formation of this type has ever been identified, an element that makes a strictly topographical reading unlikely.\u003cbr\u003eHokusai had already depicted similar landscapes in earlier works, such as in the book \u003cem\u003eHinauta tsuki kuwashi\u003c\/em\u003e from 1803, dedicated to moonlit poems. A more convincing reference is provided by a preparatory drawing reproduced by Narasaki, which shows a very similar rock formation and identifies the location as Mount Nokogiri, in the Chiba Peninsula. This site would offer a view through the water similar to that represented, with the motif of seaweed on the beach in the foreground and a more abstract pattern of the sea surface in the center.\u003cbr\u003eIn any case, even this reference seems only suggested, as in the plate the rock is brought much closer to the coast, enhancing the scenic and symbolic effect of the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Stampe Giapponesi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979672322395,"sku":null,"price":530.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/8110\/3766\/files\/HokusaiOneHundredViewsofMountFuji100.jpg?v=1767369599","url":"https:\/\/www.elenasalamon.com\/en\/products\/hokusai-katsushika-cento-vedute-del-monte-fuji-n-100-1836-1847","provider":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Stampe Giapponesi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}