{"product_id":"hokusai-katsushika-ippitsu-gafu-n-42-1823","title":"HOKUSAI KATSUHIKA, Ippitsu Gafu n. 54, 1823","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeries: Collection of Sketches with a Single Brushstroke; \u003cem\u003eConveying the Spirit and Revealing the Form of Things Through the Sketchbook with a Single Brushstroke\u003c\/em\u003e ( \u003cem\u003eDenshin kaishu Ippitsu Gafu\u003c\/em\u003e )\u003cbr\u003e Technique: \u003cem\u003eSumizuri-e\u003c\/em\u003e , woodcuts in two or three tones pink, turquoise and black\u003cbr\u003e Format: \u003cem\u003eChubon\u003c\/em\u003e (approximately 174x122 mm)\u003cbr\u003e Signatures: Zen Hokusai Iitsu Aratame Gakyorojin Manji\u003cbr\u003e Artist's Seal: Fuji no Yama\u003cbr\u003e Date: Woodcuts engraved between 1823; examples engraved in the Meiji era (1868)\u003cbr\u003e Publisher: Eirakuya Tōshirō (Tōshodō), Nagoya\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e A splendid work with bright colors and subtle markings, attributed to the Eirakuya Tōshirō print run (early Meiji era) from the original woodcuts. Printed on Japanese paper, in excellent condition, with original margins intact beyond the marginal line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAnnotated bibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e M. Forrer, \u003cem\u003eHokusai\u003c\/em\u003e , Munich: Prestel Verlag, 2010\u003cbr\u003e M. Forrer, \u003cem\u003eHokusai\u003c\/em\u003e , New York: Rizzoli, 1988\u003cbr\u003e M. Forrer, \u003cem\u003eHokusai. Prints and Drawings\u003c\/em\u003e , Munich: Prestel, 1991\u003cbr\u003e GC Calza, \u003cem\u003eHokusai. The Old Man Mad About Painting\u003c\/em\u003e , Milan: Electa, 2003\u003cbr\u003e J. Hillier, \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Hokusai in Book Illustration\u003c\/em\u003e , London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1980\u003cbr\u003e J. Hillier, L. Smith, \u003cem\u003eJapanese Prints. 300 Years of Albums and Books\u003c\/em\u003e , London: British Museum Publications, 1980\u003cbr\u003e R. S. Keyes, \u003cem\u003eEhon. The Artist and the Book in Japan\u003c\/em\u003e , New York: George Braziller, 2006\u003cbr\u003e M. Forrer, WR van Gulik, \u003cem\u003eHokusai and His School. Paintings, Drawings and Illustrated Books\u003c\/em\u003e , Leiden: Society for Japanese Arts and Crafts, 1991\u003cbr\u003e M. 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\u003e S. Nagata, \u003cem\u003eHokusai no Etehon (Hokusai's Drawing Manuals)\u003c\/em\u003e , vol. 1, Tokyo: Iwasaki Bijutsu-sha, 1986\u003cbr\u003e S. Vesco, \u003cem\u003eSpontaneous mastery. The Ryakuga haya oshie by Katsushika Hokusai\u003c\/em\u003e , Venice: Edizioni Ca' Foscari, 2020\u003cbr\u003e British 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\u003e The 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\u003e The 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\u003eComment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The title of the collection itself, \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 the simple reproduction of reality to capture the vital energy of each subject.\u003cbr\u003e As Van Gogh recalled in a letter to his brother Theo in 1888, \"Hokusai's charm lies in his ability to strip away the superfluous to reveal the essential.\" With their refined hues of turquoise and deep pink, the woodcuts in the collection enchant with their immediate freshness and demonstrate how Hokusai, in his graphic synthesis, anticipated and influenced modern sensibility, from the Impressionist painters onward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Stampe Giapponesi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52232147337563,"sku":null,"price":178.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/8110\/3766\/files\/HokusaiIppitsuGafu42.jpg?v=1770668504","url":"https:\/\/www.elenasalamon.com\/en\/products\/hokusai-katsushika-ippitsu-gafu-n-42-1823","provider":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Stampe Giapponesi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}