HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Ippitsu Gafu n. 31, 1823 vasi printed by l’Atelier Maeght in

printed by l’Atelier Maeght in Levallois for the publisher Gualtieri di San Lazzaro

la strada imperiale che congiungeva Edo

the ambiguity remains

Raised in an aristocratic family

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Ippitsu Gafu n. 31, 1823 vasi printed by l’Atelier Maeght inSeries: Collection of sketches with a single brushstroke; Conveying the spirit and revealing the form of things through the album of drawings with a single brushstroke (Denshin kaishu Ippitsu Gafu) Technique: Sumizuri e, woodblock prints in two or three tones of pink, turquoise, and black Format: Chubon (approximately mm 174x122) Signatures: Zen Hokusai Iitsu Aratame Gakyorojin Manji Artist's seal: Fuji no Yama Dates: Woodblocks carved around 1823;