HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 60, 1835 sculture Mourlot Printing in Paris for

Mourlot Printing in Paris for the publisher Gualtieri of San Lazzaro

expresses Hokusai's entire philosophy: the belief that art must go beyond mere reproduction of reality to capture the vital energy of each subject

On the right margin appears the title Spring Moon

according to an optical effect comparable to the principle of the stenoscope

while the scene is animated only by a few common travelers moving south

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Cento vedute del monte Fuji n. 60, 1835 sculture Mourlot Printing in Paris forBeautiful proof with good contrasts, referable 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 York: