Yamada Wasuke (1 results)

Osaka 1835 [Tenpo 7], Kawachiya. Green blind-stamped covers Swastika design, paper label,folds down to ca.19 x 29.5 cm., open to 133.3 x 118 cm., woodblock printed, a few old mends, now solid & firm. * * RARE FIRST CORRECTED EDITION * * . *** **** *** . . FIRST CORRECTED EDITION TENPO 7TH YEAR [1835] . . . GRAND SIZE PICTORIAL WALL MAP OF THE KANSAI AREA . . . INCLUDING OSAKA, KOBE, NARA & KYOTO . . * The original work was drawn by YAMADA Wasuke of Osaka and first published in 1747. It was corrected and republished in 1836 by SHIGITOMI Kangyu, in the FIRST CORRECTED edition. . The map is huge. It has five insets showing lists of the famous & historical places including: famous old sights, famous songs of the area, famous villages, key to map symbols, colophon of author, publisher & place of publication, distance chart to and from Osaka to other places. famous products of the area. With photos of several parts of the map. . The map was woodblock printed in black ink over white Washi aper. . *** CONDITION: The map is contained in two original green Swastika embossed papers covers. . The covers have the typical dustiness, minor scuffing, a few chips, discolorations, edge wear, and an old but minor small worm hole on the back cover. . The map has excellent registry and very good impression. It is firm & solid, with several old mended worm using contemporary period Washi [handmade] mulberry fiber paper & rice glue. . The map is in much better than the average condition for an that is nearly 200 years old ! . The map is has six horizontal, 3 vertical folds. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** REFERENCES: . Library of Congress Control Number 80691920, LC call # G7962.S4 1835 .S5 . * BEANS, George H.: A LIST OF JAPANESE MAPS OF THE TOKUGAWA ERA, see Supplement A, p.21 item 1836.2 for exact citation of this map. . * KURITA, Mototsugu.: NIHON KOBAN CHIZU SHU SEI: COLLECTION OF OLD JAPANESE MAPS, see item & plate 29 for the first edition of Kan'en first year 1747. . * NDL.