五體墨塲必携 / Gotai Bokujou Hikkei = Manual of five calligraphy styles

by Beian Ichikawa

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Tokyo: Suharaya Mohee, ca 1843 . Fukurotoji, 2 vols, 48; 50, 2, 3 leaves; blue paper covers; covers lightly soiled, bookseller's ticket on covers and title sheet, owner's seals, text clean and sound, very good. Ichikawa Beian was, along with Maki Ryoko and Nukina Suuou, was one of the three great calligraphers of the Edo period. He was an instructor to the upper class and produced a number of books on instruction and demonstration. This text demonstrates a

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