{"product_id":"hokusai-katsushika-cento-vedute-del-monte-fuji-n-12-1834","title":"HOKUSAI KATSUHIKA, One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji n. 12, 1834","description":"\u003cp\u003eA splendid impression with good contrasts, attributable to the Eirakuya Tōshirō edition (mid-19th century) from the original woodblocks of the Egawa workshop. Printed on Japanese paper, in excellent condition, with original uncut margins beyond the marginal line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected 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: il vecchio pazzo per la pittura\u003c\/em\u003e, Milan 1999-2000, London 2003\u003cbr\u003eG.C. Calza, \u003cem\u003eHokusai: le cento vedute del 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\u003eFuji seen from Edo on the day of the Tanabata festival, the festival of lovers, the\u003cbr\u003eseventh day of the seventh month.\u003cbr\u003eTraditionally, on this day, paper decorations, such as the \u003cem\u003etanzaku \u003c\/em\u003eillustrated in the print, contained poems dedicated to two famous lovers, protagonists of an ancient Chinese myth: the weaver Tanabata (the star Vega) who waited, weaving, for her beloved Herdsman (the star Altair). The two, one on each side of the Milky Way, met only once a year and performed the \u003cem\u003ekikoden \u003c\/em\u003eceremony, during which prayers were offered to improve their sewing skills. In the Edo period, however, this ceremony became a request to improve calligraphy skills.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Stampe Giapponesi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52886919414107,"sku":null,"price":530.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/8110\/3766\/files\/HokusaiCentovedutedelFuji12.jpg?v=1777378411","url":"https:\/\/www.elenasalamon.com\/en\/products\/hokusai-katsushika-cento-vedute-del-monte-fuji-n-12-1834","provider":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna","version":"1.0","type":"link"}