Bidspirit auction | Set of 2, Katsushika Hokusai,

Set of 2, Katsushika Hokusai, Hokusai Manga - Item 1: Artist: Katsushika Hokusai Title: War Artillery Series: Hokusai Manga Volume 3 Publisher: Toheki-do Date: 1814-1878 Size: 25.8 x 22.6 cm Condition: Trimmed, conjoined, minor creases. This print is from the Hokusai Manga (sketches) series published in 15 volumes. The first volume of the series was intended as a drawing instruction manual but Hokusai almost immediately removed the text and republished the drawings alone. The series took Hokusai on an encyclopaedic venture, from seemingly insignificant depictions of everyday objects to spirits and historical figures. Placed side by side in this composition is a freshly fired cannon, and a crossbow set up on a snare used to immobilise a passing bird. Item 2: Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849) Title: Hokusai Manga Series: Hokusai Manga Publisher: Toheki-do Date: 1814-1878 Size: 22.4 x 15.7 cm Condition: Binding holes, trimmed, minor creases, good impression in colours. This print is from the Hokusai Manga (sketches) series published in 15 volumes. The first volume of the series was intended as a drawing instruction manual but Hokusai almost immediately removed the text and republished the drawings alone. The series took Hokusai on an encyclopaedic venture, from seemingly insignificant depictions of everyday objects to spirits and historical figures. Ref: JG051662-2 / JG051661-6