{"product_id":"hokusai-katsushika-manga-n-21-1814-1849","title":"HOKUSAI KATSUHIKA, Manga, 1814-1849","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Denshin kaishu Hokusai Manga (Education of Beginners through the Spirit of Things).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eTechnique:\u003c\/b\u003e Color woodcut (nishikie) in two shades of gray and one of pink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e koban (approximately 180x125 mm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/b\u003e Toto gako zen Hokusai sensei Katsushika Taito hitsu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e executed between 1814 and 1849.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublishers\u003c\/b\u003e : Eirakuya and Katano Toshiro.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e A delicate proof from an edition dating to the second half of the 19th century. Printed on Japanese paper. In perfect condition, with a small margin all around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eBibliography\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e M. Forrer, \u003ci\u003eManga,\u003c\/i\u003e Hazan Eds, 2014\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e JA Michener, \u003ci\u003eHokusai sketch books\u003c\/i\u003e , Rutland and Tokyo, 1958\u003cbr\u003e GCCalza, \u003ci\u003eHokusai, the old man crazy about painting\u003c\/i\u003e , Exhibition Cat. Milan 1999-2000, London 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e M. Forrer, \u003ci\u003eHokusai, prints and drawings\u003c\/i\u003e , London 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e Hillier J. \u003ci\u003eThe art of Hokusai in book illustration,\u003c\/i\u003e London 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e Lane R. \u003ci\u003eHokusai, life and works,\u003c\/i\u003e Milan 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e Timothy Clark, \u003ci\u003eHokusai: Beyond the Great Wave\u003c\/i\u003e , British Museum Press, 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e The Metropolitan Museum of art: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/57804\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/57804\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e British Museum: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/collection\/object\/A_1979-0305-0-428-1\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.britishmuseum.org\/collection\/object\/A_1979-0305-0-428-1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e National Museum of Asian Art: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/asia.si.edu\/explore-art-culture\/collections\/search\/edanmdm:fsg_FSC-GR-780.233.1-14\/\"\u003ehttps:\/\/asia.si.edu\/explore-art-culture\/collections\/search\/edanmdm:fsg_FSC-GR-780.233.1-14\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e The Art Institute of Chicago: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artic.edu\/artworks\/231633\/hokusai-manga\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.artic.edu\/artworks\/231633\/hokusai-manga\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e At the time, \u003ci\u003ethe term\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003emanga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003emeant \"unconstrained images\" and referred to educational, playful, and illustrative collections. Hokusai's manga, published from 1814 onward, are an extraordinary collection of spontaneous sketches and visual notes: human figures, animals, landscapes, scenes of everyday life, and decorative motifs follow one another with grace, irony, and precision.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003ci\u003eDesigned as tools for teaching and artistic practice, these volumes were used to be copied, studied, and admired. They partly anticipate modern Japanese visual culture, but with a very different meaning from what we associate today with the word manga, now synonymous with comics.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Stampe Giapponesi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52619167629659,"sku":null,"price":83.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0405\/8110\/3766\/files\/HokusaiManga21.jpg?v=1773836027","url":"https:\/\/www.elenasalamon.com\/en\/products\/hokusai-katsushika-manga-n-21-1814-1849","provider":"Galleria Elena Salamon - Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Stampe Giapponesi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}