1883 Wood Engraving Sumie Ink Japanese Shokudo Shojo Portrait Horse LAJ1 FOX There is light bleed through

There is light bleed through showing around this image

This is an original 1940 black and white print ad for Nippon Hoso Kyokai

This piece was illustrated by Gruesbeck

There are some very slight creases and a 1/ 2 inch tear in the bottom margin of the outer border (not shown) which do not affect the image

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1883 Wood Engraving Sumie Ink Japanese Shokudo Shojo Portrait Horse LAJ1 FOX There is light bleed throughThis is an original 1883 black and white wood engraving of a portrait of Shokado Shojo, famous Japanese artist of the Kan ei era, by an unnamed Japanese artist in the Sumi e tradition using diluted black inks and bold brush strokes to illustrate this style which is similar to calligraphy in execution. CONDITION This 128+ year old Item is rated Near Mint Very Fine+. No creases. No natural defects. No surface rub. No tears. No water damage. Please note