☆GEM☆ Hokusai (Edo 1849) Woodblock Print Samurai Bushidō Fuji Ukiyo-e Hiroshige

Description

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
Fine, rare bookplate from vol. II of the Hokusai Gafu (The Illustrated Book of landscapes, botanicals, biology, folklore and humanity)
Publisher: Eirakuya Tōshirō, Nagoya
Date of Publication: 1849
PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL EDO ERA 1849 BLOCKS,
THIS BOOKPLATE IS IN OVERALL EXCELLENT CONDITION. There are hardly any issues to mention — NO WORM HOLES, NO THUMBING OR STAINS. PLEASE LOOK AT ALL THE PHOTOS CAREFULLY.
IMPRESSIVE, WONDERFUL BOOKPLATE, OVER 150 YEARS OLD. VERY GOOD REGISTRY AND IMPRESSION. SHARP DETAILS. IMPECCABLE STATE OF PRESERVATION. A MUST FOR ANY COLLECTOR OF AUTHENTIC HOKUSAI WOODBLOCK PRINTS AND BOOKPLATES.
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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Katsushika Hokusai is one of Japan’s most cherished artists. His works are full of cheerfulness, humor and optimism. He had a refined knack of both capturing and creating the true nature of his times. His works will never need an explanation, nor a philosophy, nor a reaction to any condition. The message is a large splinter embedded in the art of art—creation!
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A bit of friendly advice on matting bookplate diptych prints before framing
All bookplates that I have up for auction haven’t been butchered down the center seam then priced together. Since these images were never intended to be assembled as a single print no attempt has been made to do so. Personally, and for justifiable aesthetic reasons, I prefer to mat bookplate diptychs with a half inch or 1.2 centimeter space left between the two separate panels. It is also more archival, saving the print from harmful and messy taping or glueing at the seam. If you do attempt this, you may find that the two halves don’t even line up from top to bottom (end result—a suit from a bad tailor). So remember, once this action is done it can’t be undone. When considering the fact that the art is forever fresh and alive, what reason is there to meddle with it by reassembling it to your particular preferences (hubris perhaps?). Just a bit of friendly advise, but as always, I leave such matters to the discretion of the buyer.