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男女骨相獨占. [Danjo kotsusō hitori uranai].<BR> [Teach Yourself How to Tell Fortunes Through Facial Structures].
大阪. [Osaka]. 榎本松之助. [Emoto Matsunosuke]. Meiji 35 [ 1902]. Stock ID #215603 This intriguing illustration delves into the practice of fortune-telling based on facial structure, depicting eleven male and seven female faces. At the top, two diagrams explain how facial features are divided and their symbolic meanings. The system identifies 12 key facial features and associates them with 9 personality types, including nobility, happiness, poverty, jealousy, and bad temper. When referring to this item please quote stockid 215603.
Folded fortune telling sheet with 18 black and white line illustrations, 47.2 x 33.8cm. Sheet evenly browned, one or two minor holes, backing paper on reverse annotated in Japanese but in good condition.
The twelve illustrated faces vividly convey these traits, with each characteristic expertly captured in the artwork. The piece is mounted on Japanese scrap paper, which bears handwritten notes, adding a unique historical and cultural dimension to this fascinating example of traditional fortune-telling practices.
Price: $395.00 AU