{"product_id":"hokusai-katsushika-ippitsu-gafu-n-23-1823","title":"HOKUSAI KATSUHIKA, Ippitsu Gafu n. 28, 1823","description":"\u003cp\u003eSplendid proof with bright colors and subtle marks, attributable to the printing of Eirakuya Tōshirō (early Meiji era) from the original woodblocks. Printed on Japanese paper, in excellent condition, with original untrimmed margins beyond the marginal line. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnotated Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eM. Forrer, \u003cem\u003eHokusai\u003c\/em\u003e, Munich: Prestel Verlag, 2010\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: Electa, 2003\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\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\u003eM. Forrer, E. Tōshirō, \u003cem\u003ePublisher at Nagoya. A Contribution to the History of Publishing in 19th Century Japan\u003c\/em\u003e, Amsterdam: J.C. Gieben, 1985\u003cbr\u003eS. Nagata, \u003cem\u003eHokusai no Etehon (Hokusai's Drawing Manuals)\u003c\/em\u003e, vol. 1, Tokyo: Iwasaki Bijutsu-sha, 1986\u003cbr\u003eS. Vesco, \u003cem\u003eSpontaneous Mastery. The Ryakuga haya oshie of Katsushika Hokusai\u003c\/em\u003e, Venice: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari, 2020\u003cbr\u003eBritish Museum: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/collection\/object\/A_1915-0823-0-93\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/collection\/object\/A_1915-0823-0-93\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Art Institute of Chicago \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artic.edu\/artworks\/192278\/ippitsu-gafu-album-of-drawings-with-one-stroke-complete-in-1-vol\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.artic.edu\/artworks\/192278\/ippitsu-gafu-album-of-drawings-with-one-stroke-complete-in-1-vol\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/78799\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/78799\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommentary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe very title of the collection, \u003cem\u003eTransmitting the Spirit, Revealing the Form of Things through a Single Brushstroke\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eDenshin kaishu Ippitsu gafu\u003c\/em\u003e), expresses Hokusai's entire philosophy: the belief that art must go beyond mere reproduction of reality to capture the vital energy of each subject. \u003cbr\u003eAs Van Gogh recalled in a letter to his brother Theo in 1888, \"the charm of Hokusai lies in his ability to remove the superfluous to let the essential shine.\" From the refined tones of turquoise and intense pink, the woodblock prints of the collection indeed enchant with their immediate freshness and demonstrate how Hokusai, in his graphic synthesis, anticipated and influenced modern sensibility, from Impressionist painters onward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Stampe Giapponesi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52232230437211,"sku":null,"price":270.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/8110\/3766\/files\/HokusaiIppitsuGafu23.jpg?v=1770669865","url":"https:\/\/www.elenasalamon.com\/en\/products\/hokusai-katsushika-ippitsu-gafu-n-23-1823","provider":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Stampe Giapponesi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}