MS Japanese 32

The first of three volumes of Ehon mitsuwagusa, a woodblock printed line illustrated book by Nishikawa Sukenibu (1671-1751). This copy lacks a colophon but according to Matsudaira, all surviving copies carry a colophon indicating that the blocks were prepared in 1740 and that the copy was printed in 1758.

Japan, 1758

Material: paper; 1冊 | 1 volume (incomplete); binding dimensions: height 262mm, width 185mm, depth 11mm