It is possible that Hokusai observed this kind of element during his travels across Japan
Just to the right of the straw hat
The subject had already been depicted in Hokusai Manga vol
with untrimmed margins all around
PAPART MAX, “e” - Oval bird, 1982 vasi It is possible that HokusaiPerfetto esemplare, impresso su carta Moulins de Larroque edita da Jacques Boulan a Vigneux, e stampato dallAtelier Pasnic in complessivi 175 esemplari. Conservazione perfetta con margini intonsi. Bibliografia R. Green, Max Papart, Rizzoli, New York, p. 164, fig. 256 Catalogue Exhibition Max Papart: Master prints and other works on paper, 1978 to 1985,, New Orleans Museum of Art, 1985, p. 40