Japanese Picture Book, circa 1740

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Staff Only

From the Collection:

This 117-page book is filled with woodblock illustrations and Japanese calligraphy. Most pages have approximately 70% text but there are several two-page illustrations at the back of the book depicting the process of making fabric. Other illustrations feature a joust, a procession, a tea ceremony, dancing, and many activities of daily life. There are also figures that resemble a Mancala game board and origami folds. The book's cover is missing, but most of the pages are in very good shape.

Dates

circa 1740

Language

From the Collection:

The material in this collection is in Japanese.

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