御定宿西京名所. Onjōyado Saikyo meisho . Advertisement for the Hiiragiya Inn in Kyoto

by Kyoto Inn The Centre Of The World -

A$500 · Offered by Asia Bookroom

京都. [Kyoto]. 西村庄五郎. [Nishimura, Shōgorou]. [ 1878]. Stunning colour map woodblock advertisement, 25 x 19cm, very good condition. This unusual and advertising woodblock map/print promotes Hiiragiya, a renowned Japanese inn located in Kyoto. The print depicts the inn as the focal point of a Kyoto map, humorously mimicking a world..... More

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