HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Ippitsu Gafu n. 42, 1823 vasi a city where fire defense

a city where fire defense was a constant concern and where numerous watchtowers

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

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

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (Albi 1864 - Malromé 1901) was the most irreverent visual chronicler of late 19th century Paris

and printed by Sergio Tosi Milano

HOKUSAI KATSUSHIKA, Ippitsu Gafu n. 42, 1823 vasi a city where fire defenseStunning 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,