A rare complete portfolio from an edition of 500. Includes a signed and numbered "Empty Sphinx" 1970, etching, aquatint, mezzotint and drypoint, numbered 496/500; 10 fine quality color lithograph plates; text pages. Housed in a linen covered folio case within original cardboard case with ties. From an edition of 500, numbered 496/500. Masuo Ikeda (Japanese, 1934-1997). From a Sutton Place South, NYC estate. Dimensions: Print sheets - 15.5" high x 11.75" wide, overall - 18" high x 13.25" wide x 1.25" deep.

Cardboard case has staining, wear, tears at edges. Cloth slipcase is in very good, clean condition. There is some toning to the cover page, prints are in very good, clean condition with original Japan paper dividers (some dividers have creasing not affecting prints); plate 7 has dog-eared lower right corner.