Comment - 

• (Left page) boy with Chinese style short hair is holding an Edo kite ("Edo-tako", "江戸凧") with a big kanji character (" 蘭", "ran", for "orchid").

• (Right page) a boy is holding a big Edo kite with a large kanji character (Kanji kite, "ji tako", "字凧"), while his mate is arranging the long tail ropes. Behind the big Edo, an enormous kite spool is to be seen. 

Series - "Hokusai Manga" ("北斎漫画", "Hokusai manga") Illustrated book. No volume number. Sketched by Hokusai's main disciple Totoya HOKKEI. Teaching handbook (e-dehon) containing 26 folded sheets (cho) with decent tri-colour illustrations (black sumi, light black sumi, and light vermilion) and text.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
Artist - see Biography


Signature - none;


Publisher - (several) Fushimi-ya Tōemon (伏見屋藤右衛門) for Kyoto Shorin (京都書林); (publishing hints on last page of the manga)


Image Size -  15.5×22.5 cm  (6 7/64" x 8 55/64")


Condition - Woodblock print; Teaching handbook (e-dehon); two sheets with kites