The Illustrated Book of Useful Information (Ehon tsūho-shi)
Artist
Tachibana Morikuni
(Japanese, 1679–1748)
Date1729 (14th year of Kyōhō), 8th month
Mediumset of 10 bound volumes; woodblock on paper
Dimensions22.3 x 15.7 x 1 cm (8 3/4 x 6 3/16 x 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsBooks
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number2019.38
DescriptionA complete 10 volume set of books where each volume has a different subject: flowers, animals, Chinese sages, occupations, poets, landscape patinging, etc.On View
Not on viewMinsetsu KAWAMURA
published in 1818 (first edition published in 1771)