Kinmo banbutsu zui - Shusui - Japan - kansei (Ingen mindstepris)

Kinmo zui 1798 edition - Tekisai & Shusui – Vol 8 1/2-10

Parts of the revised and expanded edition of the first Japanese illustrated encyclopedia.

Title (handwritten): 'Kinmo banbutsu zui'.

Parts 8 1/2, 9, and 10 of the 10-part version of "Zoho kashiragaki kinmo zui taisei" (A Complete Collection of Pictures for the Enlightenment of Young People, Expanded with Notes).
Volume 9 (Kan 20): Det er helt viet til ornamental planter og blomster, en kategori kaldet Kaso.
Volume 10 (Kan 21): Indeholder den afsluttende tematiske kategori og efterordet (batsu) til værket.

Composer: Nakamura Tekisai (1629-1702).

Illustrator: Shimokobe Shusui (?-1798).

Year of publication: 1789 (Kansei 1).

Dimensions: 22,4 x 15,6 cm (hanshibon).

64 foldede sider.

Condition: Forsiden viser slidmærker.
The endpapers are partially detached from the cover.
Some pages have a faded stain in the bottom corner.
Compared to the Waseda edition, the first page and the folded last page from section 10 are missing. Otherwise, the publication is in good condition.