Black ink sketch on paper, School of Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), Japan, 19th century Page of drawings representing various characters characters, including a samurai, in various positions, practicing the handling of the spear, another one shooting with a bow. We also see two dragons and a hunter holding a teppo, hidden behind a haystack. These preparatory drawings are to be compared with to the sketches that can be found in various volumes of the famous series of 15 books called called "La Manga ()", such as for example the samurai in training, the sitting man, the archer or the hunter in volume 6. volume 6. They could be drawings made by the master's by students of the master who participated in the the elaboration of these books, or perhaps by the hand of the master himself. 26,5 cmx17,4 cm Framed under glass.