ZZATN1 THE ALBUM OF TOSHOGU AT NIKKO. Tokyo, 1929. 38 pp. B/w plates throughout. Plan of the grounds. 19x27 cm. Paper, threaded with silk ribbon. GBP 45.00 'Never say kekko (magnificent) until you have seen Nikko' - a Japanese saying about the celebrated Toshogu Shrine in the Nikko National Park. The shrine was built in the first half of the 17th century and consecrated to Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate. This is an early guidebook to the shrine with some very fine black-and-white photographs, including a few famous artefacts, and captions in English and Japanese. In fine condition. Subjects: Guidebooks Item 274 in List 212. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?a/ZZATN1.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com. |