Katsushika Hokusai, "Wakon Ehon Sakigake"

The "Wakon Ehon Sakigake," or "Picture Book of Japanese and Chinese Warriors," is the first of Hokusai's trilogy of ehon focused on warriors, along with Ehon Musashi Abumi and Ehon Wakan no Homare. The Sakigake collection features many of China and Japan's most notable historical figures depicted in their most iconic moments that defined each character's identity and legacy. A stunning collection of drawings!

Note: Plate images are just a sampling from volume available for sale. For more information, please contact us. For reference, see the volume at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. 
 
Date: 1836
Contents: Later edition, 32 double pages, fukurotoji binding
Publisher: Okadaya Kashichi
Condition: Very good condition

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is an icon in the world of Japanese art, design, and woodblock prints. So much has been written about his life as an artist, and his art, making his woodblock prints some of the most treasured in the world.