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 (Chu)
Author : Yoshimi Juzaburo
Publisher : Fugetsu Shozaemon
The estimated Period : Meiji era (1883-1899)
Material : Paper
Book Dimensions : 253mm x 182mm, thickness 8mm (10in x 7.2in, thickness 0.3in)
Weight : Total 100gram (3.5oz)
Page : Total number of pages is about 54. (about 20% illustration pages + about 80% 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 1883-1899(estimated).
