Series: Denshin kaishu Hokusai Manga (Beginners' Education Through the Spirit of Things).
Technique: Colour woodcut (nishikie) in two shades of grey and one variable shade of pink.
Format: Koban (approximately 175x125 mm).
Signatures: Toto gako zen Hokusai sensei Katsushika Taito hitsu
Publishers: Eirakuya and Katano Toshiro.
Delicate proof in an edition datable around the second half of the 19th century. Printed on Japan paper. In perfect condition, with a small margin all around.
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