MS Japanese 34

Albums of woodblock printed line illustration by Yoshimura Shūzan reproducing Chinese paintings, printed in 1864 by Akitaya Taemonn of Osaka et al. from the original 1771 blocks, which in this copy show signs of being worn down. An earlier impression was issued in 1824.

Japan, 1864

Material: paper; 6冊 6巻 | 6 volumes (6 sections); binding dimensions: height 255mm, width 183mm, depth 45mm

Purchased by the Wellcome Library from Steven's in 1905.

Formerly in the collection of Christopher Dresser who purchased the volumes in Nagoya on 11th March 1877.