Genuine Antique Japanese Woodblock Print

' Samurai Horseman '
captioned:
'Osakobe no Sugaru capturing the Thunder God at Toyoura'.
The 5th Century legend of Osakobe no Sugaru,
seizing hold of lightning on Thunder Mountain
at the order of Emperor Yuryaku.
(Actually in this myth Kotari no Muraji captures the God).

By
Katsushika Hokusai
(1760-1849)
'The Old Man Mad About Painting'

Edition:
' Denshin Kaishu Hokusai Manga '
From volume IX of 1819
(This edition is dated Bunsei Tsuchinoto-U)
The Bunsei Era was 1818-1829,
'Younger Brother Earth, Horse Year' (1819)
(Hokusai Tatsumasa Ga)
The blocks appear to be worn, so possibly a later impression

A genuine Japanese woodcut:

An actual woodblock Print
in Hokusai's trademark pink & grey, plus black, on traditional washi
with Manga title and plate no. in margin

Condition:
As per picture
(Good for it's age; trimmed, on thin washi)
NB: Some deterioration commensurate with it's nearly 200 years of age:
thinning, staining and soiling in places, e.g. at one edge and it's corners.

Size approx:
9.7 x 7 inches within border, plus margins

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