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Shigeru Mizuki's hand-drawn picture story "Human whale" Volume 1 5th page only

Condition: 7 (yellowing, minor damage, staining)

Current Price	330,000 yen
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Start Time	2026/08/15 15:00:00
Live Time	2026/09/07 21:00:00 2026/09/07 05:00:00
Item Number	5302
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Item's Details

(item number) 5302
(title) Shigeru Mizuki's hand-drawn picture story "Human whale" Volume 1 5th page only
(size) 350×248mm
(detailed) 7 (yellowing, minor damage, staining)
(starting bid price) 200,000 yen

(comment) Before becoming a rental manga artist, the young Shigeru Mizuki spent his soul scraping away at the original picture-story show drawings in poverty.
The biggest bug has occurred in the history of "Mizuki Kamishibai,'' which was said to have been consumed by the harsh touring process and reduced to ashes.
This is not a print, but an original kamishibai drawing drawn point by point.The giant whale-shaped figure floating on the sea surface, the movement of life forms that followed the physical calculations that would lead to Mizuki's later works, and the expression of the sea surface suggest that he was already a first-class painter. There is a strong sense of Mizuki's unique mysteriousness and folktale-like disturbingness.
This painting has the "power to draw the audience in at a glance'', which was honed in the popular entertainment of kamishibai. Although the monster is depicted large, the composition retains a sense of calm, which not only incites fear, but also invites imagination for the next scene, a style unique to picture-story shows.
A phantom autographed picture story that shouldn't exist, "Human Whale"
Among the original picture-story show drawings that were often lost during the process of performance and distribution, this is a valuable piece that tells the origin of Shigeru Mizuki's creation. In addition to its appeal as a work of art, it is also a noteworthy document when considering the history of postwar popular culture and Shigeru Mizuki's early expressions.

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