Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020

Lot 273

A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTED BOOKS EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD

Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £900

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A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PRINTED BOOKS

EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER

Including seven volumes of the Manga by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) and pages from Shashin Kacho Zue by Kitao Shigemasa (1739-1820), textbooks, instruction manuals and other works, some with illustrations variously depicting birds, figures and landscapes. (approx. 30)