[Collection of Japanese etchings and books.]

[ca. 1752-1890?]
1. Small album of copperplate landscape etchings of about postcard size, some from the 1860s, some from possibly much earlier, or copied from earlier etchings in the possession of the Gengendō atelier which move to Tōkyō in 1868. -- 2. Daizen hayabiki Setsuyōshū, an almanac of household economy with rapid reference, 1817 (Bunka 14) -- 3. Nōsan Meiunshū, a guide to the famous spiritual sites and graves on Mt. Kōya and apparently printed there in 1752 (Hōreki 1). -- 4. Jōsei Zukaijo, a hand-coloured manscript illustrating castle construction written in clear kanbun by one Matsumiya Toshiyori.
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