KURUMA NO ZU 車図 “Illustrated Court Carriage Manual with Ritual Descriptions”

by Kuruma No Zu 車図

$4,950 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

1750. Illustrated manuscript on paper. One four-page & 15 double-page paintings in rich colors and two pen & brush illus. on one page. 25 folding leaves. 8vo 241 x 166 mm. , orig. semi-stiff wrappers, manuscript title-slip on upper cover, new stitching. Japan : 1750. Our Kuruma no zu manuscript is richly illustrated with splendid depictions capturing the ceremonial ox-drawn carriages gissha 牛車 used by the Japanese imperial court and

• Binding: Wrappers

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