{"product_id":"katsushika-hokusai-hokusai-manga-unsodo-edition","title":"Katsushika Hokusai, \"Hokusai Manga (Unsodo Edition)\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eHokusai's \"\u003cem\u003eHokusai\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eManga\" \u003c\/em\u003e(translated as sketches) is a highly influential and comprehensive work spanning Hokusai's life and continuing even after his death. Comprised of more than 4,000 images, the first 10 volumes of \u003cem\u003eHokusai Manga \u003c\/em\u003ewas originally issued from 1814-1819, followed by volumes 11 and 12, which were produced ca. 1820s. Volumes 13 and 14 were produced in 1849 following Hokusai's death, and volume 15 in 1878 (posthumously).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis complete set of \u003cem\u003eManga\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 1912 by Kyoto publisher Unsodo, who acquired the blocks from the last publisher of \u003cem\u003eHokusai Manga\u003c\/em\u003e, Katano Toshiro, and began restoring them. A wonderful, early publication of one of Hokusai's most important work. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: Plate images are just a sampling from volume available for sale. For more information, please contact us. For reference, a first-edition set can be viewed at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pulverer.si.edu\/node\/663\/title\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewebsite of the Pulverer Collection housed at the Freer Art Gallery in Washington D.C\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDate: 1912\u003cbr\u003eContents: 15 complete volumes, \u003cem\u003efukurotoji\u003c\/em\u003e binding\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Katano Toshiro\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very good condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKatsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) \u003c\/strong\u003eis an icon in the world of Japanese art, design, and woodblock prints. So much has been written about his life as an artist, and his art, making his woodblock prints some of the most treasured in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ukiyo-e","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49954350235800,"sku":"TA09222026033","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/6130\/4472\/files\/Katsushika-Hokusai-Manga-Unsodo-Page2_e929f268-95be-4737-865f-c0ac30bdd03c.jpg?v=1789860940","url":"https:\/\/tokaidoarts.com\/products\/katsushika-hokusai-hokusai-manga-unsodo-edition","provider":"Tokaido Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}