1883 Wood Engraving Kikuman Box Bamboo Chrysanthemum Japan Imperial Seal LAJ1 CML featuring famous comic artists Milt

featuring famous comic artists Milt Gross

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Photograph by Clifton Adams

This is an original 1943 black and white print ad for the Prudential Insurance Company of America

1883 Wood Engraving Kikuman Box Bamboo Chrysanthemum Japan Imperial Seal LAJ1 CML featuring famous comic artists MiltThis is an original 1883 black and white wood engraving of cake box ornately designed with bamboo print and the Kikuman or the Imperial Chrysanthemum seal from the early Edo Period of Japan. This piece is reproduced from the private collection of M. S. Bing by Henri Gurard. Henri Charles Gurard was born in Paris on April 24, 1846. Gurard started his artistic career in architectural design studying at the Ecoles des Beux Art. However, by 1870 his focus