| KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760 - 1849) A SCENE OF BEHEADING Original 'sumi' brush drawing; connected with the illustrated book 'Shimpen Suiko Gaden', c. 1829. 186 x 275 mm. PROVENANCE: Hayashi (Lugt 2971). Hokusai was the greatest of all the Japanese painters of 'Ukiyo-e'. He was a voracious student of a huge range of artistic techniques and his work covered a spectrum of art forms: polychrome or ink paintings; 'surimono' (de luxe, small-edition woodblock prints) and polychrome prints; woodblocks for all kind of illustrated books; erotic pictures. Hokusai is thought to have made in all at least 30,000 drawings and the illustrations for 500 books. He led a life of singular variety, sustained by his inexhaustible energy. |
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