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Katalognummer: JAPNE0619-110 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760 – 1849), OIWA SAN Japan, ca. 1832-1833. Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper. Vertical chuban tate-e. Signed Zen Hokusai hitsu and published by Tsuruya Kiemon, entitled Oiwa san (the ghost of Oiwa). From the series Hyaku Monogatari (One Hundred Ghost Tales). Framed, behind glass. SIZE framed 33 x 43 cm, size of the sheet 18.2 x 25.7 cm Provenance: Private collection of Irene and Wolfgang Zacke. Condition: overall fine condition - colors only slightly faded, rubbings, laid down, small repair to four corners. Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849) was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best-known as the creator of the woodblock print series ‘Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji’ which includes the iconic and internationally recognized print ‘The Great Wave off Kanagawa’, created during the 1820s. Hokusai created the ‘Thirty-Six Views’ both as a response to a domestic travel boom and as part of a personal obses- sion with Mount Fuji. It was this series, specifically ‘The Great Wave’ print and ‘Fuji in Clear Weather’, that secured Hokusai’s fame both within Japan and overseas. While Hokusai’s work prior to this series is certainly important, it was not until this series that he gained broad recognition and left a lasting impact on the art world. Compare with an Oiwa san print sold at Bonhams, FINE JAPANESE WORKS OF ART, 19 March 2013, NEW YORK, lot 2031 in a lot of two prints. Schätzpreis 估價: € 3.000 Startpreis 起拍價: € 1.500 -