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AKIZATO, Ritoh.

KISOJI MEISHO ZUE: PICTORIAL DESCRIPTIONS OF NOTED PLACES ALONG THE NAKASENDO HIGHWAY CROSSING THE CENTRAL PART OF THE MAIN-LAND FROM KYOTO TO EDO. A STUNNING RECORD OF SHANK'S MARE ON JAPAN'S INLAND HIGHWAY Kiso: a mountainous region comprising the S. W. of Shimano and the East of Mino. In 702 A.D. a road was built there, called the Kiso-kaidoh or Nakasendoh. The ancient fief of Kiso, extended as far as the modern city of Matsumoto [Shi- nano] now called Nagano prefecture. It was given to a branch of the Minamoto clan, among whom Yoshinaka became famous. In the Ashikaga era, the region belonged to the Kiso family, who resided first at Suhara, then at Fukushima. Hideyoshi gave it to Ishikawa Sdakiyo. A historic road and main inland route connecting Kyoto to Edo [modern Tokyo]. It passed thr- ough the provinces: Yamashiro, Omi, Mino, Shimano,Kozuke and Musashi, as it followed the great Kiso river for a long dis- tance, thus being called the Kiso-kaidoh, it counted some 69 Eki [stations]. In Edo, all roads began [and ended] at Nihon Bashi, the famous arched bridge in the center of town. Thus, this work also shows that famous location with its charming and famous bridge. This lovely travelogue shows the majestic and wondrous sights along the highway, from its beginning in the deep mountains and lush forests. It shows the marvel- ous Buddhist shrines, Shinto temples, nestled villages, tea- shops, resting places, quaint inns, rivers, rapids, rural scenes, and of course, the people who worked and traveled this road. There were regal personages and royalty who trav- eled in their lacquered & screened carriages, religious pil- grams visiting the adjacent shrines, laborers, Samurai, ent- ertainers, cloistered women, processions of festivals and portable shrines, fierce horse-mounted armoured Samurai, a Buddhist priest riding a horse facing backwards, mixed out door bathing and so many more. The work also lingers on imp- ortant places & shows one the interior of celebrated shrines & temples, noble palaces, giving us valuable insights to the actual life styles of the times. Famous & holy places shown, great waterfalls, river crossing ferries, the lovely Gifu cormorants ply the Nagara River at night catching fish, mag- nificent holy rocks, deep gorges and canyons, epic poems cited. A most charming intimate insight to the life & times of early 19th century Japan. Cited in H. Kerlin: CATALOGUE OF PRE-MEIJI JAPANESE BOOKS & MAPS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS, p.373-4, as item #873. This was bound in several variants, 197 full page illustrations by Nishimura Chuwa. Several are connecting, that is to say, 3-4-5 make a single image of a famous place in panoramic form. See E. Papinot: HISTORICAL & GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF JAPAN, Kiso Kaidoh p.285-6; Nakasendoh p.429 for more details. The set is in very good condition, with rubbed & bit soiled covers for volume one only, the balance clean, occasional old worm pin-holes, but not detracting from the overall look & value. By and large a most stunning guide book and period reference to Edo period life. Scans can be sent by email. Images displayed may not be the actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if you want to see the exact image of the book or edition in stock, please request this by email and an image will be returned to you by attachment. !! WARNING: The above description is COPYRIGHT protected material under United States & International Copyright & Intellectual property laws. Unauthorized copying or use of ANY PART is a felony and will be PROSECUTED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW !!! The entire text and contents of this description is Copyright protected 2002-2005 Rare Oriental Book Co. Click for available editions

KISOJI MEISHO ZUE: PICTORIAL DESCRIPTIONS OF NOTED PLACES ALONG THE NAKASENDO HIGHWAY CROSSING THE CENTRAL PART OF THE MAIN-LAND FROM KYOTO TO EDO. A STUNNING RECORD OF SHANK'S MARE ON JAPAN'S INLAND HIGHWAY Kiso: a mountainous region comprising the S. W. of Shimano and the East of Mino. In 702 A.D. a road was built there, called the Kiso-kaidoh or Nakasendoh. The ancient fief of Kiso, extended as far as the modern city of Matsumoto [Shi- nano] now called Nagano prefecture. It was given to a branch of the Minamoto clan, among whom Yoshinaka became famous. In the Ashikaga era, the region belonged to the Kiso family, who resided first at Suhara, then at Fukushima. Hideyoshi gave it to Ishikawa Sdakiyo. A historic road and main inland route connecting Kyoto to Edo [modern Tokyo]. It passed thr- ough the provinces: Yamashiro, Omi, Mino, Shimano,Kozuke and Musashi, as it followed the great Kiso river for a long dis- tance, thus being called the Kiso-kaidoh, it counted some 69 Eki [stations]. In Edo, all roads began [and ended] at Nihon Bashi, the famous arched bridge in the center of town. Thus, this work also shows that famous location with its charming and famous bridge. This lovely travelogue shows the majestic and wondrous sights along the highway, from its beginning in the deep mountains and lush forests. It shows the marvel- ous Buddhist shrines, Shinto temples, nestled villages, tea- shops, resting places, quaint inns, rivers, rapids, rural scenes, and of course, the people who worked and traveled this road. There were regal personages and royalty who trav- eled in their lacquered & screened carriages, religious pil- grams visiting the adjacent shrines, laborers, Samurai, ent- ertainers, cloistered women, processions of festivals and portable shrines, fierce horse-mounted armoured Samurai, a Buddhist priest riding a horse facing backwards, mixed out door bathing and so many more. The work also lingers on imp- ortant places & shows one the interior of celebrated shrines & temples, noble palaces, giving us valuable insights to the actual life styles of the times. Famous & holy places shown, great waterfalls, river crossing ferries, the lovely Gifu cormorants ply the Nagara River at night catching fish, mag- nificent holy rocks, deep gorges and canyons, epic poems cited. A most charming intimate insight to the life & times of early 19th century Japan. Cited in H. Kerlin: CATALOGUE OF PRE-MEIJI JAPANESE BOOKS & MAPS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS IN THE NETHERLANDS, p.373-4, as item #873. This was bound in several variants, 197 full page illustrations by Nishimura Chuwa. Several are connecting, that is to say, 3-4-5 make a single image of a famous place in panoramic form. See E. Papinot: HISTORICAL & GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF JAPAN, Kiso Kaidoh p.285-6; Nakasendoh p.429 for more details. The set is in very good condition, with rubbed & bit soiled covers for volume one only, the balance clean, occasional old worm pin-holes, but not detracting from the overall look & value. By and large a most stunning guide book and period reference to Edo period life. Scans can be sent by email. Images displayed may not be the actual copy in stock for sale at any given time; if you want to see the exact image of the book or edition in stock, please request this by email and an image will be returned to you by attachment. !! WARNING: The above description is COPYRIGHT protected material under United States & International Copyright & Intellectual property laws. Unauthorized copying or use of ANY PART is a felony and will be PROSECUTED TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW !!! The entire text and contents of this description is Copyright protected 2002-2005 Rare Oriental Book Co. Click for available editions