HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Ippitsu Gafu n. 10, 1823 sculture Perfect unique impression

Perfect unique impression

Printed on Japanese paper after 1956 as per the engraver's and printer's stamps

Perfect impression printed by the artist on washi paper (handmade mulberry paper) from two Japanese linden matrices in a total of 30 copies

Hokusai emphasizes the tension and confusion of the fight to the death through a complex visual structure

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Ippitsu Gafu n. 10, 1823 sculture Perfect unique impressionStunning proof with bright colors and subtle marks, attributable to the print run of Eirakuya Tshir (early Meiji era) from the original woodblocks. Printed on Japanese paper, in excellent condition, with original untrimmed margins beyond the marginal line. Annotated Bibliography M. Forrer, Hokusai, Munich: Prestel Verlag, 2010 M. Forrer, Hokusai, New York: Rizzoli, 1988 M. Forrer, Hokusai. Prints and Drawings, Munich: Prestel, 1991 G. C. Calza,