{"product_id":"hokusai-katsushika-cento-vedute-del-monte-fuji-n-89-1836-1847","title":"HOKUSAI KATSUHIKA, One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji n. 89, 1836-1847","description":"\u003cp\u003eSplendid 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\u003eIn this view of strong symbolic value, Hokusai's obsession with longevity and the desire for an exceptionally long life dedicated entirely to drawing emerges clearly. The image is conceived as a refined visual rebus alluding to Fukurokuju, the god of immortality and one of the Shichi Fukujin, the Seven Gods of Happiness. The very name of the deity is broken down and translated into images: \u003cem\u003efuku\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eroku\u003c\/em\u003e, both bearers of meanings related to good fortune, are represented through homonymous animals in Sino-Japanese reading, the bat and the deer, while \u003cem\u003eju\u003c\/em\u003e, longevity, is embodied by Mount Fuji. The theme of longevity is further reinforced by the figure of Fukurokuju himself and his traditional companion, the deer, which in Chinese legend is described as an exceptionally long-lived creature, capable of changing color over the millennia. \u003cbr\u003eThe entire composition thus takes on a strongly auspicious character, intertwining mythology, symbolism, and wordplay. In this way, Hokusai transforms the view into a personal meditation on time, immortality, and the desire to continue creating, projecting into the figure of Fukurokuju his own aspiration for an ever longer and more fruitful artistic life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Stampe Giapponesi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51989292941659,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/8110\/3766\/files\/HokusaiOneHundredViewsofMountFuji89.jpg?v=1767523471","url":"https:\/\/www.elenasalamon.com\/en\/products\/hokusai-katsushika-cento-vedute-del-monte-fuji-n-89-1836-1847","provider":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Stampe Giapponesi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}