ANTIQUE JAPANESE KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI MANGA PRINT... Lot 367 A

ANTIQUE JAPANESE KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI MANGA PRINT Japan, 1814-1819 Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760 to 1849, an original woodblock print showing part of Hokusai Manga, volume 3. With a collection of 10 sketches that includes depictions of landscapes, flora and fauna, everyday life, and supernatural elements. Size. 22.2x31.5cm (double page spread) NOTE Created between 1814 and 1819, the Hokusai Manga sheets feature illustrations in three colors: black sumi, light black sumi, and light vermilion, along with text. In this context, manga does not refer to contemporary storytelling manga but rather to informal drawings or preparatory sketches for paintings from the Edo period.