Size : 24,7 x 35,3 cm Media : pencil & ink on paper Very good condition
Published by Home Run Comics (Tokosha) in 1969
Mito Tsukimiya was an artist of extraordinary range, producing works that spanned sensual themes, the bizarre and occult, and gekiga. His popularity was so big that even his jidaigeki (period dramas) were regularly granted dedicated special-feature issues.
In his depictions of swordplay, the power of the inking is immediately apparent. Each expression is charged with a forceful hand, and the pressure of the line work itself draws the eye, making even a simple scene particularly compelling
