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"[Wakasa, Japan]"

Subject: Wakasa, Japan

Period: 1820 (circa)

Publication: Kokugun Zenzu

Color: Hand Color

Size:

12.6 x 8.6 inches
32 x 21.8 cm

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This woodblock map depicts the old Japanese province of Wakasa, in present-day southern Fukui Prefecture. North is oriented to the bottom. Published in Kokugun Zenzu, an early Japanese Tadataka Atlas of the Tokugawa Era, compiled by Motonobu Aoo and Toshiro Eirakayu. A lovely example of traditional Japanese cartography.

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Condition: A

On two sheets, joined, with minor toning along the joint.

Estimate: $110 - $140

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Closed on 9/14/2016

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"[Wakasa, Japan]"

Subject: Wakasa, Japan

Period: 1820 (circa)

Publication: Kokugun Zenzu

Color: Hand Color

Size:

12.6 x 8.6 inches
32 x 21.8 cm

References:

Condition: A

On two sheets, joined, with minor toning along the joint.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Unsold

Closed on 9/14/2016

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"[Wakasa, Japan]"

Subject: Wakasa, Japan

Period: 1820 (circa)

Publication: Kokugun Zenzu

Color: Hand Color

Size:

12.6 x 8.6 inches32 x 21.8 cm

References:

Condition: A

On two sheets, joined, with minor toning along the joint.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Unsold

Closed on 9/14/2016

Archived

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12.6 x 8.6 inches
32 x 21.8 cm