HIROSHIMA NO PIKA. (Signed with original sketch).
Tokyo: Komine Shoten, 1980.
Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Item #55869
ISBN: 4338022019
Sm.sq. quarto. 9.25 x 9.75". SIGNED by Maruki in 1988, with ORIGINAL INK SKETCH. Unpaginated. Nicely illustrated, text in Japanese. Glossy pictorial cover in matching dust jacket, with original wrap-around. Tells the story of a young girl's experience during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
"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...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.."northwestern.
Price: $250.00