筆法小学習字帖教授法字礼之部一. [Hippo shogaku shujicho kyojuho jireinobu 1].
[Teaching Manual for Primary School Calligraphy. Volume 1]
東京. [Tokyo]. 照井宇一. [Terui Uichi]. Meiji 28 [ 1896]. Stock ID #178039 This primary school teaching manual of calligraphy covers katakana and hiragana. It starts with very simple characters and goes through all the hiragana and katakana characters. Interestingly, each character has numbers symbols, and lines which instruct how to balance each character. When referring to this item please quote stockid 178039.
17 double folded leaves, 26 x 18 cm, traditional 4 hole stab binding, title label on cover. Covers slightly faded and soiled, still a very good copy.
Calligraphy was, and is, an important part of primary education in Japan and the tradition continues up to today.
Price: $150.00 AU