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 : Genshin
Publisher : Hoto shorin
The estimated Period : Late Edo Period - Meiji era (1849-1880)
Material : Paper
Book Dimensions : 221mm x 156mm, thickness 7mm (8.7in x 6.1in, thickness 0.3in)
Weight : Total 67gram (2.4oz)
Page : Total number of pages is about 60. (about 9pages of illustrations + 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).
