A small set of movable type

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[Set of movable type]

[Creator unidentified].

[Japan, ca. Meiji period (1870-90s?)]. 

A small set of hand-cut wooden movable type, probably produced in the Meiji period. The faces of the ninety pieces measure approximately 6 x 6 mm, and all depict kanji characters. The wooden tray is thought to be original. The type was probably used to print books or documents, and would almost certainly have been part of a larger set.

Ninety wooden movable type pieces, housed in presumed original wooden tray. Wear and chips to the faces of three or four pieces. Each piece measures approximately 6 x 6 x 15 mm. Wooden tray measures 9.7 x 8.5 x 1.5 cm.

A small set of movable type
Price: $860.00 (USD)

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