Young Man Setting Out by Katsushika Hokusai

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

Woodblock Print Title: Young Man Setting Out (Shônen kô), from the series A True Mirror of Chinese and Japanese Poetry (Shika shashin kyô), also called Imagery of the Poets

1st Publication: 1833

Size: Vertical Nagaban; 51.5 x 23.5 cm (20 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.)

Date of this edition: 1833

Publisher: Moriya Jihei (Kinshindo)

Condition: Thin edo era backing, some thins in the sky area, soiling, trimming and imperceptible horizontal creases flattened.

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.