Traditional Japan. Ceremonial and Etiquette for the Japanese nobility, Daimyo and Samurai.
Traditional Japan. Ceremonial and Etiquette for the Japanese nobility, Daimyo and Samurai.
Manuscript, Edo / Mejii period, mid-19th century.
[On the front cover is written, in Japanese characters, the date 1868]
Small Folio, 263x180 mm; Original blue boards; 43 not numbered leaves. 26 colored drawings in different sizes, almost at full page, some smaller drawings in black and white.
Are depicted: kimono, hakama, jimbei, katana, haori, fans, belts and knots, hats, utensils for dressing. Text in Kanji script and cursive Hiragana, some parts with red ink. Wormholes Gallery near the inner edge and lowe margins, otherwise good condition.