. English: E-hon series, title: Kuroneko Yamato - Black Cat (of(?)) Yamato (mouse infestation & neko/cat fantasy story), author pending, illustrated by Katsushika Hokusai, published during the Edo period, circa 1808(?). Scans of 3 volumes (03, 08, 09) of a multi-volume (10 vols in total?) series. Test scan of 2 facing pages; full 2-page illustration with captions. Image depicts the court of a Japanese lord (daimyo?) seated on a dias; a (Buhddist-Shinto(?)) monk/holy man to his right, slightly lower; 2 decapitated heads on small stands on the floor, in front of them; warriors & other courtiers

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. English: E-hon series, title: Kuroneko Yamato - Black Cat (of(?)) Yamato (mouse infestation & neko/cat fantasy story), author pending, illustrated by Katsushika Hokusai, published during the Edo period, circa 1808(?). Scans of 3 volumes (03, 08, 09) of a multi-volume (10 vols in total?) series. Test scan of 2 facing pages; full 2-page illustration with captions. Image depicts the court of a Japanese lord (daimyo?) seated on a dias; a (Buhddist-Shinto(?)) monk/holy man to his right, slightly lower; 2 decapitated heads on small stands on the floor, in front of them; warriors & other courtiers reacting in various ways; robes & sword-pierced helmet (of the decapitated persons?); tentatively identified as a scene from near the end of the story, wrapping up the fate of the villains(?); volume 09? . circa 1808. self-scanned, authour ? illustrator Katsushika Hokusai 175 ;.

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Size: 2623px × 1906px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -scanned, ., /., 1808., _?, authour, circa, illustrator, katsushi