Catalogue of the Exhibition of Paintings of Hokusai (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Catalogue of the Exhibition of Paintings of HokusaiThis is the earliest painting of Hokusai I have yet seen. The absence of signature of course makes it a problem. Its outlines seem very delicate for Hokusai, being just like those of Shunsho's later paintings of ladies. The colour also is like that of Shunsho's paintings, and yet these figures in pose, and especially in face, differ from Shunsho's in their close resemblance to prints signed "Shunro" of the early years in Kwansei. There is no other known pupil of Shunsho was paints in just this manner. The tone of the silk and of all the middle values, and the richness of the not an of the figures against the ground, are finer than Shunsho's own pictorial conceptions. They have the very values of day-light. But there are two special features so full of Hokusai's individuality, as seen in later paintings, that they must determine our decision. One is the landscape, seen at the back through the window. In this the foremost cherry tree and the line of pines in the distance have the very touch of Hokusai, as seen in his earliest books also. The other is the delicate flower pattern of the Hagi (Lespedeza) upon the white underskirt of the standing lady.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.