approx. 16 x 22.5 cm x 10 books / musty smell / worm-eaten on cover and few pages / The binding threads are loose on some of the books / overall feeling of use and aging, please see photos for details.
Primary Material:Paper
Artist: unknown
Original/Reproduction:Antique Original
Technique:Woodblock print
Work name: 訓蒙図彙大成
Age: 1789
Country of Origin:Japan
Kinmō Zui Taisei – Illustrated Encyclopedia of Edo-Period Japan
Kinmō Zui Taisei is an illustrated Japanese encyclopedia published during the Edo period, belonging to the tradition of the influential Kinmō Zui originally compiled by Nakamura Tekisai.
Combining woodblock-printed illustrations with names and explanatory text, the work presents a wide variety of subjects, including animals, plants, people, tools, clothing, architecture, geography, and the natural world. Designed to make knowledge accessible through images, such books served as important educational and reference works in early modern Japan.
