Falls of Aoigaoka in the Eastern Capital by Katsushika Hokusai Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm and this early 20th-century zoo

and this early 20th-century zoo poster makes the most of it

simplified silhouettes in saturated blue and orange are arranged against a warm ground

and that economy makes the study all the more compelling

a restrained earthy palette

the image carrying the unhurried tempo of a summer afternoon between points

Falls of Aoigaoka in the Eastern Capital by Katsushika Hokusai Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm and this early 20th-century zooFalls of Aoigaoka in the Eastern Capital belongs to Hokusai's A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces, a series from around 1833 devoted entirely to falling water the first of its kind in ukiyo e. Seen from above, the gorge above the falls in Edo is shaped to resemble a Buddha's head, a quiet visual pun folding spiritual imagery into a landscape print. The composition balances the stillness of the rock face against the churn of the water below. As