AKAGAMI TO KUROGAMI. (Signed with original sketch).
Tokyo: Popurasha, 1982.
Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Item #55868
ISBN: 4591004015
Sm. Quarto. 10.5 x 8.25". SIGNED by both illustrators in 1988, with ORIGINAL INK SKETCH. Unpaginated. Nicely illustrated, text in Japanese. Glossy pictorial cover in matching dust jacket.
"The Marukis, who were married to each other, are best known for their enormous joint paintings that depict the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945...Maruki Iri was trained in Japanese monochromatic ink painting (suibokuga), while Maruki Toshi focused on Western-style painting and book illustration. The two artists collaborated on their murals, sometimes painting right over each other’s work, creating something quite different.."
Price: $250.00