Yoshitoshi -- Original Ink "Preparatory Drawing"

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Title 4 Original Hand-drawn "Manga" Preparatory Sketches
Date ca.1880 (Truely one-of-a-kind)
Provenance From the Kenneth Tsunoda Collection; acquired via Sumisho Gallery, Tokyo.
Publisher unpublished
Seal, Carver/Printer na
Image Size 9.375 x 12.375 overall
Impression 4 Original hand-drawn black ink (with red underdrawing) "preparatory sketches"
Condition Very good. Clean; scattered light gray ink stains; bumped corners.
Reference/Illus Similiar "preparatory sketches" in "Beauty and Violence."
Comments Extremely rare; unique one-of-a-kind artwork by the hand of artist Yoshitoshi.
Item # KT-01
Price $700 (Sold)