Illustrated Encyclopedia of China (Morokoshi kinmō zui 唐土訓蒙図彙) : [volume 1]

Tachibana, Morikuni, 1679-1748 · 1718 · Japan : [producer not identified] · 64 pictures

An illustrated Japanese encyclopedia of China compiled by Tachibana Morikuni and published in Japan in 1718, written for a readership learning about Chinese people, places and lore. Its woodblock pages pair small framed figure and scene vignettes with columns of Japanese text and romanized glosses, so a designer can draw on its compact, systematic layout of mythic figures, landscapes and objects.

China -- Encyclopedias

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