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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI

Hokusai Manga shohen. I

Nagoya 1828, 15,5x22,7cm, cousu.

Rare first edition, translated as Croquis de Hokusaï, volume 1. 15 volumes were actually published covering Hokusaï's work. The first was published in 1815 and the last posthumously in 1878. The final volume is considered apocryphal by some art historians. It contains around 30 subjects, most on double-page spreads in black, gray and flesh. The preface to this first volume was written by Hanshi Sanjin, presenting the master's visit to Nagoya.
Volume in acordeon, bound by a seam. Gray cover with title label. Folds to covers. Lack at head of spine. Title label faded. Diffuse stain in lower margin throughout volume.
Hokusai manga deal with a variety of subjects, from scenes of everyday life to war scenes, as well as typical Japanese legends, animals and flowers. “It is generally considered that, after a period of intense production, Hokusai selected his sketches very carefully, and even redrew a number of them, arranging them in the order we know today. However, Michener maintains that the layout of the various sketches on a given plate was actually decided by the engravers and editors, not by Hokusai himself.” Wikipedia. It should be remembered that the Japanese printmaking technique is very close to the original drawing, since the ink drawing was affixed to a piece of wood that the engraver carved out, precisely following the lines of the drawing, which was itself destroyed in the process.

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