by Sakuma Soen , Nishimura Chuwa, Oku Bunmei, artists
Miyako Rinsen Meisho Zue [An Illustrated Guide to Famous Gardens in Kyoto] .Kyoto, Edo, Osaka, Nagoya.. Kansei 11 [1799] 5 volumes bound in 6 (with two parts to Vol 1: Upper and Lower. 26.8 x 18.3 cm volumes are string-bound Japanese-style, fukuro-toji. Published in Kyoto, Edo, Osaka and Nagoya, the final note by Akisato Rito is dated Kansei 11 [1799]. Original covers with the original printed title labels. Index to the gardens in the beginning of each volume. An illustrated guide to the gardens and public spaces of Kyoto at the end of the 18th century. Illustrated throughout in black and white original woodblock prints by Sakuma Soen (?-1814), Nishimura (truncated)