{"product_id":"hokusai-katsushika-ippitsu-gafu-n-31-1823","title":"HOKUSAI KATSUHIKA, Ippitsu Gafu n. 36, 1823","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeries: Collection of sketches with a single brushstroke; \u003cem\u003eConveying the spirit and revealing the form of things through the album of drawings with a single brushstroke\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eDenshin kaishu Ippitsu Gafu\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003cbr\u003eTechnique: \u003cem\u003eSumizuri-e\u003c\/em\u003e, woodblock prints in two or three tones of pink, turquoise, and black\u003cbr\u003eFormat: \u003cem\u003eChubon\u003c\/em\u003e (approximately mm 174x122)\u003cbr\u003eSignatures: Zen Hokusai Iitsu Aratame Gakyorojin Manji\u003cbr\u003eArtist's seal: Fuji no Yama\u003cbr\u003eDate: Woodblocks carved around 1823; prints made during the Meiji era (1868)\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Eirakuya Tōshirō (Tōshodō), Nagoya\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautiful proof with bright colors and fine lines, attributable to the edition by Eirakuya Tōshirō (early Meiji period) 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 Mad about 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\u003eConveying 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 the ability to remove the superfluous to let the essential shine through.\" 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":52232195211611,"sku":null,"price":270.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/8110\/3766\/files\/HokusaiIppitsuGafu31.jpg?v=1770669282","url":"https:\/\/www.elenasalamon.com\/en\/products\/hokusai-katsushika-ippitsu-gafu-n-31-1823","provider":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Stampe Giapponesi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}