HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Ippitsu Gafu n. 42, 1823 vasi Perhaps the food was prepared

Perhaps the food was prepared in the restaurant above and is being sent down to the detached building below to be distributed among the customers in the garden

The composition directly recalls the famous plate from the Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji

The print depicts a view of Mukōjima

during which the animal

tra piccoli ruscelli e su per le colline

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Ippitsu Gafu n. 42, 1823 vasi Perhaps the food was preparedStunning proof with bright colors and subtle marks, attributable to the print run of Eirakuya Tshir (early Meiji period) from the original blocks. 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,