Type : Woodblock print book
Topic : The Buddhism book summarized by a monk of Enryaku-ji temple, named Genshin(Eshin Sozu). Genshin is said to be a founder of the Japanese Jodo doctrine, having a great influence to Honen, the founder of the Jodo-Sect, and Shinran who had established the Jodo-shin-Sect(Novel Jodo-Sect). The concept of the hell and heaven, appearing in this book, had also significantly influenced literatures down the ages.
Title : Ojoyoshu (Ge)
Author : Genshin
Publisher : Hoto shorin
The estimated Period : Late Edo period - Meiji era (1849-1880)
Material : Paper
Book Dimensions : 222mm x 157mm, thickness 9mm (8.7in x 6.2in, thickness 0.4in)
Weight : Total 81gram (2.9oz)
Page : Total number of pages is about 78. (about 10% illustration pages + about 90% text pages)
Condition : Antique item; (damaged by tear, spot, dirt, scribbles, worm-eaten holes, etc...) Please view pictures as they are a part of the description.
The work is not a modern reproduction, but an actual one which had been printed in 1849-1880(estimated).
