and printed by Sergio Tosi Milano
The composition directly recalls the famous plate from the Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
such as crosses
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
HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Ippitsu Gafu n. 42, 1823 vasi and printed by Sergio TosiStunning 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,