A Very Long Narrow Woodblock 122 X 895 X 18 Mm Containing Leaves 57 60 Of Vol 1 Of Zoho Toba Meisho

by Japanese Woodblock

$850 · Offered by Jonathan A. Hill Bookseller

Kyoto : n.d. but late Edo or early Meiji. An uncommonly long and narrow woodblock, carved on both sides. The texts contain examples of elaborate classic prayers and devotions to be written on tōba 塔婆, wooden offertory strips placed at tombs in Japanese ceremonies. Tōba is a transliteration in Japanese of the Sanskrit word stupa.Fine condition.

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