Playing Ball by Katsushika Hokusai

Additional Pictures: Artist: Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)

Woodblock Print Title: Playing Ball, from the series One Hundred Comic Poems (Furyu odoke hyakku)

1st Publication: 1811

Size: 11.1 x 17 cm (4 3/8 x 6 11/16 in.)

Date of this edition: 1811, 1st state

Publisher: Iseya Rihei (Kinjudō)

Condition: Small unrepaired wormhole, else very fine.

Notes: 2nd state of this print, with one less person in the room ! Former Hayachi collection.

Pictures: Pictures are taken outdoor, in the shade, to reflect true colors, without any enhancements of any kind. The last picture is taken indoor, with a light behind the print, to reveal the exact paper grain, holes if any, or other possible flaws.