Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)
Self-Portrait with Cat
Date: ca 1928.
Edition: 44/120. Stamp on back reads, "OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY PRINTED FOR SALE OF WHICH THIS NUMBER IS (44)."
Size: 15.25 x 11.125 inches.
Signed by the artist in the image in English and Japanese.
"Made in Japan" stamped on verso.
Medium: Japanese woodblock print.
Condition: Toned paper. Fading.

Japanese antique rare boro noragi indigo dyed cotton with excellent long ,thick tattered patches and sashiko stitches Meiji (1868-1911) . This item can be worn and enjoyed. The repair thread is also attractive. You can enjoy both sides of this Noragi. Size: Length 93 cm (36.6 inches) / Shoulder width 61 cm (24.0inches)

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