[Matabei, Iwasa.]

"Ohtsu-e" cartoons

Kyoto: Kyoto Hanga-in Co., Ltd., n.d., [ca. 1950]. 11½" x 9" woodblock prints; 6 leaves of plates in color illustrating Japanese proverbs, without the explanatory leaf, minor soiling and edgewear, else very good in paper-covered pictorial boards, tied with string. Reproductions of prints by the painter Iwasa Matabei (1578-1650) from the Ohtsu region of Japan, known for his Satirical Paintings. Item #2041

Price: $280.00