Manpō Eitai Shin-zassho: Nihon-zu-iri (New Miscellany of Countless Eternal Treasures, with a Map of Japan)

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Manpō Eitai Shin-zassho: Nihon-zu-iri ["New Miscellany of Countless Eternal Treasures, with a Map of Japan"]

[Tokanshi (selections by)?].

[Japan: publisher unidentified, ca. Bunka 8 (1811)].

This encyclopedic sheet, woodblock-printed on both sides, provides astrological, historical, and geographical information about Japan to the reader. The sheet could be folded into a small size and easily carried in one's pocket or kimono sleeve. The information featured on the sheet reflects a wide range of matters the publisher believed critical to know or at least to have to hand for easy and spontaneous reference. The map, which depicts the main island of Honshū and Japan's southern islands, 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 (New Miscellany of Countless Eternal Treasures, with a Map of Japan)
Price: $280.00 (USD)