by WOODBLOCK, Japanese
[Japan: ca. 1827 or 1850].
Two fine examples of Japanese printing woodblocks, in a special pocket-size oblong format called shūchinban 袖珍版 – literally translated: “an edition to carry in a kimono sleeve.” They bear the title-page, part of the table of contents, and seven pages of text for a rare travel guide to the Tōkaidō highway between Edo and Osaka. The table of contents mentions sites in central Honshū, such as Hōraiji temple in Aichi prefecture, Ise Shrine in Mie prefecture, Mt. Yoshino, and Mt. Kōya; the Yamato meguri pilgrimage trail is also included. There are two known editions of this title — 1827 and 1850, according to NIJL (truncated)
Two fine examples of Japanese printing woodblocks, in a special pocket-size oblong format called shūchinban 袖珍版 – literally translated: “an edition to carry in a kimono sleeve.” They bear the title-page, part of the table of contents, and seven pages of text for a rare travel guide to the Tōkaidō highway between Edo and Osaka. The table of contents mentions sites in central Honshū, such as Hōraiji temple in Aichi prefecture, Ise Shrine in Mie prefecture, Mt. Yoshino, and Mt. Kōya; the Yamato meguri pilgrimage trail is also included. There are two known editions of this title — 1827 and 1850, according to NIJL (truncated)