☆VERY-RARE☆ Hokusai (Edo 1843 ☆1st Edition☆) Woodblock Print Ukiyo-e Hiroshige

Description

Katsushika Hokusai — “Manjiō Sōhitsu Gafu” 卍翁艸筆画譜 (Old Manji’s Cursive Picture Album)
☆☆☆ From a rarely seen book, and a great opportunity to collect this original Edo period woodblock printed bookplate depicting “Hokusai’s masterful technique of flowing-hand, brush drawings” ☆☆☆
Title: Manjiō sōhitsu gafu 卍翁艸筆画譜
Date: 1843 (Tenpō 14)
Artist: Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760 - 1849)
Publisher: Heirindō 平林堂
Block Carver: Suzuki Eijirō 鈴木栄次郎
~~~ AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEED! ~~~
THIS IS A CHOICE AND HANDSOME BOOKPLATE. A DEFINITE EARLY, EDO ERA RUN OFF THE ORIGINAL BLOCKS. RARE IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT! GOOD STATE OF PRESERVATION. BOLD AND SATISFYINGLY DETAILED. No worm holes. A few smudges. Minimum thumbing. Water stain at the top of the book far outside the margins (does not affect the integrity of the images). A previous owner has placed his personal stamp in red outside the margins, in the center of the binding of every page. Covers chipped and worn.
Approximate size of each sheet – 9” x 6 1/4”