HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 56, 1835 vasi Veduta da Edo

Veduta da Edo

This direct gaze in a different direction could be a device to raise tension: the viewer wonders what the depicted characters are looking at

they were considered lucky charms and were used to beautify Japanese homes

The scene depicts a umbrella maker applying waterproofing oil to an umbrella

printed by Fernand Mourlot for the publisher Emmanuel Tériade in 1958

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 56, 1835 vasi Veduta da EdoStunning proof with good contrasts, attributable to the print run of Eirakuya Tshir (mid 19th century) from the original woods of the Egawa workshop. Printed on Japanese paper, in excellent condition, with original untrimmed margins beyond the marginal line. Annotated Bibliography H. D. Smith II, Hokusai: One Hundred Views of Mt. Fuji, New York: George Braziller, 1988 M. Forrer, Hokusai, London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1991 M. Forrer, Hokusai, New