A Historical Account Of Ancient Temples In The Various Provinces Of Our Dynasty Title On Cover

by Honcho Innen Shokoku Kojidan

$5,000 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Numerous full-page woodcut illus. Five vols. 8vo, orig. semi-stiff wrappers with the orig. title-slips wrappers a little scuffed , old stitching. Osaka: Fujiya zenshichi 藤屋善七, mid- to late Edo period . An early edition of this work on famous Buddhist temples throughout Japan. In total, around 60 temples are covered. For every temple, there is a history of its founding and related lore, along with illustrations. Several of the most

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