Hokusai Manga 1st edition - 4 Volumes (4,12,13,14) - Nagoya by Eirakuya Tôshirô manuscript They were hugely popular with

They were hugely popular with the rich and upper middle classes from the 15th to the beginning of the 16th century

The dog is a symbol of fidelity and in many stories gives birth to eight puppies which each becomes a courageous warrior

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(60 Oban sheets in total)

Hokusai Manga 1st edition - 4 Volumes (4,12,13,14) - Nagoya by Eirakuya Tôshirô manuscript They were hugely popular withThe Origins of Manga" 4 Volume 1 of Hokusais Seminal Manga series Rare Early edition of volumes 4,12,13 & 14 of the first ever Manga series. Published in Nagoya by Eirakuya Tshir the first publisher of the series. 1814 1878 Complete volumes 22,7 x 15,7 cm Manga is a hugely popular form of Japanese art and culture today with a myriad of books published each year. The origins of Manga, however, come from Hokusais 19th Century series of 15 books