Manuscript on paper, illustrated with 21 fine pen & ink drawings. 35 folding leaves. 8vo 248 x 173 mm. , orig. wrappers

by Kyoto Assassinations Of 1862

$4,500 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Probably Kyoto: 1862 or shortly thereafter . The opening of Japan by Perry caused tremendous political and economic turmoil and violence within the hitherto relatively peaceful country. The country was divided into two groups: the first supported the shogun and his cooperation with the Western nations and the second considered these changes a betrayal of traditional Japanese values and called for the emperor to unify the country. Political

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