Manpō Eitai Shin-zassho: Nihon-zu-iri; Saigō Chōhōki (New Miscellany of Countless Eternal Treasures, with a Map of Japan; Useful Record of Year Names)

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Manpō Eitai Shin-zassho: Nihon-zu-iri; Saigō Chōhōki ["New Miscellany of Countless Eternal Treasures, with a Map of Japan; Useful Record of Year Names"] 

[Tokanshi (selections by)?].

Edo [Tōkyō]: Tsubameya Yashichi, [ca. mid to late Edo period (1750-1770s)?]. 

An encyclopaedic sheet, woodblock-printed on both sides, providing astrological, historical, and geographical information to the reader. The sheet could be folded into a small size and easily carried in one's pocket or kimono sleeve. The portable nature of the work suggests that the publisher considered the featured information important enough for people to need to know on the spur of the moment. The map, which depicts the main island of Honshū, Japan's southern islands, and a glimpse of South Korea (on the far left), is a highlight. A nice example of a useful genre of Edo period street literature that would have been available to and widely used by the Japanese populace.

One sheet, woodblock-printed on both sides. Creases, minor marks, browning, and wear to leaf. Small holes to fold intersections. Ex-owner's notes to margins. 15.2 x 6.6 cm when folded; 30.4 x 39 cm when unfolded.

Manpō Eitai Shin-zassho: Nihon-zu-iri; Saigō Chōhōki (New Miscellany of Countless Eternal Treasures, with a Map of Japan; Useful Record of Year Names)
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