Akiyama (Iwao)

Two cats, woodblock print in black, red and grey, on flecked paper, limited edition, one of 100 copies only, signed and dated in pencil, 320 x 260mm, 1984; with 7 other 20th century Japanese woodblock prints of cats, including: a pair of small hashira-e, or pillar prints, by Koho; a later issue of a cat and mouse, by Shoson, signed; Siamese cats asleep in a chair, by Hiromi Johnson; a cat up a tree with birds and a dog below, by Tokuriki Tomikichiro, and 2 others (8)