Hōmyō dōji
Language: jpn
Notes: Ms. (shahon), the copier and the date not known.

Title from title piece.

With no borders, text chiefly in 10 vertical lines, on some paper with design patterns in blue and gold.

Original covers (retained) have floral designs and clouds (or mists)  painted in gold on bluish-black background, with title piece in red; also lined with gold paper.

Exact size of the book: 29.8 x 22.3 cm.

On double leaves, oriental style (fukurotoji).

Asakawa collection?

Report of the Librarian of Congress ... 1933: p. 133-134 (Hōmyō d̄oshi; Nara ehon in 3 v.; by unknown artist; "judging from the style of handwriting and the illustration" early 18th cent. work; [comments by Shio Sakanishi]).

S. Honda's Pre-Meiji works in the Library of Congress, Japanese literature, ... a bibliography: p. 24 (Hōmyō dōji; Kanbun nenkan [1661-72] shahon).

Zaigai Nihon emaki no kenkyū / Tsuji Eiko, 1999: p. 5 (Hōmyō dōji; Edo chūki shahon, Nara-ehon).

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Website.