A Temple At Japan Which Contains A Thousand Idols.
Temple Du Japon Ou Il y a Mille Idoles.
London. (William Jackson, for Claude du Bosc), circa 1740. Stock ID #196135 Bernard Picart's dynamic rendering of worshippers in a Japanese temple (the Sanjūsangen-dō Buddhist temple in Kyoto), first published in his landmark work "Ceremonies et Coutumes Religieuses de tous les Peuples du Monde" between 1723 and 1737, a history of religious ceremonies, manners and dress from all countries of the world, this from volume 4 of the first complete English edition, 1733-1739. When referring to this item please quote stockid 196135.
Double-page copper-plate engraving, image 30.5 x 41 cms; 39.3 x 44 cms (sheet including plate-mark and captions), edges chipped, sheet age-toned with several patches noticeably darkened (mainly outside the image area), several repaired short tears to edges (no loss to the image), in sound condition.
Price: $125.00 AU