The Hokusai Manga - Hokusai first conceived of his Manga series in 1812 on a trip to the Kyoto area. Hokusai personally chose the title Manga, meaning "sketches from life," because he wished to depict an unlimited range of scenes, objects, and people, freely and at random, allowing his incomparable brush to lead him where it would. The complete set of Manga books was released in a total of 15 volumes over 64 years, with some volumes published posthumously. These prints express his wonderful ability to capture human gestures and personalities, often with comic overtones, and create memorable landscapes and nature scenes. We rarely come across unbroken volumes of manga, so this is a great opportunity to view the prints as they were originally intended to be seen.

This Volume - This complete Volume 2 includes 56 woodblock prints, comprised of diptychs and single panel subjects, plus a few text pages. Subjects include people from all classes, sea life, cooking utensils, flowers, insects, landscapes, and animals, including supernatural creatures such as a dragon and a strange goatlike animal with eyes on its side. While the illustrations are complete, the book is missing the back matter. It has paper covers and a traditional stab binding. A great opportunity to purchase a volume from Hokusai's famous manga series.

Artist - Hokusai (1760 - 1849)

Image Size - Each image 7 1/8" x 5" + margins as shown; overall size 8 7/8" x 6 1/4" x 1/2"

Condition - Prints with good color and detail as shown. About 2/3 of the pages are missing a corner (see photos). One page has a large tear. Soiling, rubbing, and creasing at edges. Many pages have stains. Binding broken. Please see photos for details.