{"product_id":"hokusai-katsushika-cento-vedute-del-monte-fuji-n-96-1836-1847","title":"HOKUSAI KATSUHIKA, One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji n. 96, 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\u003eThe scene depicts a hidden and privileged place for the contemplation of Fuji and the surrounding nature. An elegant elderly gentleman sits on a platform overlooking a river and a marsh, perhaps a landing or a point to observe the moon, absorbed in the vision of the mountain. \u003cbr\u003eThe title references the \u003cem\u003ekakkō\u003c\/em\u003e, a large rare cuckoo, invoking the Chinese legend of Prince Kakkō, whose spirit transformed into this bird; however, the bird depicted in the sky is most likely the \u003cem\u003ehototogisu\u003c\/em\u003e, a smaller cuckoo more common in iconography, flying in front of the Fuji facade as a signal of an early summer. The long robe and large fan of the nobleman suggest an affected taste for elements of Chinese origin, consistent with a trend that Hokusai often manifests in his art. \u003cbr\u003eThe poetic atmosphere is enhanced by the \u003cem\u003ewaka\u003c\/em\u003e of Fujiwara no Toshinari (1114-1204), which evokes the night song of the cuckoo perceived as surprisingly close, uniting contemplation, seasonality, and the illusory distance between man, nature, and mountain: \u003cem\u003e«Suginoru ka \/ yowa no nezame no \/ hototogisu \/koe wa makura ni \/ aru kokochi shite»\u003c\/em\u003e (Have you perhaps already flown away, O cuckoo who woke me at night? Your voice at my pillow seemed so close to me).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Stampe Giapponesi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979748409691,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/8110\/3766\/files\/HokusaiOneHundredViewsofMountFuji96.jpg?v=1767371117","url":"https:\/\/www.elenasalamon.com\/en\/products\/hokusai-katsushika-cento-vedute-del-monte-fuji-n-96-1836-1847","provider":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Stampe Giapponesi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}