Osaka 1885, Hanai. Stiff stitched gray wrs., very good, 11 x 15.5 cm., covers rubbed, mended, solid, contents clean, 256 double-folded leaves, copper plate etched, printed on hand- made Washi paper, Japanese text. . *** This Late Ming period dictionary is firstly arranged by character radicles, then by stroke order. Then the work continues with a listing of all characters in use, from one to characters with the largest amount of strokes. * Each entry is clearly written with explanations of the character, part of speech, in combinations [Jukugo], and the Japanese & Chinese sounds. * Even today, this is a highly useful work. ***.