. Chats on Japanese prints. ing, though not intechnique, to the style of the classic masters; andremains, because of its high seriousness of moodand its sweeping magnificence of composition, at thevery top of all Hokusais work. Of all his thousandsof designs, the one that is supreme is probably theprint of this set which depicts the famous Chinesepoet Li Peh beside the chasm and cascade of Luh. Even his latest years were crowded with continuedefforts. In 1849, at the age of eighty-nine years,he died. Fine and well-preserved Hokusai prints are notcommon. His Poets and really brilliant impres-si
. Chats on Japanese prints. ing, though not intechnique, to the style of the classic masters; andremains, because of its high seriousness of moodand its sweeping magnificence of composition, at thevery top of all Hokusais work. Of all his thousandsof designs, the one that is supreme is probably theprint of this set which depicts the famous Chinesepoet Li Peh beside the chasm and cascade of Luh. Even his latest years were crowded with continuedefforts. In 1849, at the age of eighty-nine years,he died. Fine and well-preserved Hokusai prints are notcommon. His Poets and really brilliant impres-sions of his Thirty-six Fuji are very rare,particularly the former. Poor impressions of thelatter are numerous. Practically all of Hokusaismost famous prints have been reproduced, and thecollector must be on his guard against these worthlesssheets. One of the best-known judges in Europewas recently deceived by a fraudulent set of thePoets. Hokusais fine bird-and-flower designsand his large early surimono are rare; as also are. HOKUSAI : THE MONKEY BRIDGE—TWILIGHT ANDRISING MOON. Size 14J X 6J. Signed Hokusai gfl. Plate SI. FIFTH PERIOD: THE DOWNFALL 373 good copies of his famous books, the Mangwa andthe One Hundred Views of Fuji. Numerous lateblurred impressions of these are extant, and shouldbe avoided. His other books are not uncommon. Pupils and Followers of Hokusai. Hokusai had many pupils; no one of themequalled the landscape work of the master, thoughseveral of them produced designs of great a body they were distinguished for their match-less work in the field of surimono. The surimono was a type of print not sold in themarket; it was made upon special order of privateindividuals for use as a festival-greeting, an invita-tion, a congratulatory memorial, or an size was generally small, about five or six inchessquare; printed on very soft thick paper, it displayedthe utmost complexity of the techilique of colour-printing. The number of blocks wa
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