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Manuscript on paper, entitled “Nenjū gyōji kojitsu kō” 年中行事故實考 [“Examination of Old Customs Carried Out During the Year”]

Manuscript on paper, entitled “Nenjū gyōji kojitsu kō” 年中行事故實考 [“Examination of Old Customs Carried Out During the Year”] by MATSUDAIRA, Kunzan 松平君山 (Shiryū 士龍)

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Manuscript on paper, entitled “Nenjū gyōji kojitsu kō” 年中行事故實考 [“Examination of Old Customs Carried Out During the Year”]
Author
MATSUDAIRA, Kunzan 松平君山 (Shiryū 士龍)
Seller
Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description
26 hand-colored brush & ink illus. 89; 78 folding leaves. Two vols. 8vo (245 x 170 mm.), orig. wrappers (a little frayed), old stitching. [Japan]: 1742 (date of Preface). A late Edo copy of this well-known work of ethnography, which has never been published. Matsudaira proceeds chronologically, covering the calendar year and its festivals. For example, the book covers the “seven kinds of porridge” eaten at the time of the New Year in the Nara period. The grains used were rice, barley, wheat, millet, glutinous millet, soybean, and adzuki bean. In later times, this practice developed into a tradition of eating “seven-herb porridge,” which included various vegetables. Another tradition covered is that of sagichō 三毬打, a festival for exorcising evil spirits that originated in the Hei’an period. The festival survives today, with people burning their new year’s decorations for good luck. An illustration in our book shows people dressed up as demons, setting fire to a pine gate, and beating drums. Other illustrations show people on swings; people engaged in what appears to be a cockfight; boat racing during the tango no sekku festival, as in China; burning trees in front of an altar; and a person dressed up like a demon and carrying a sword being chased by archers. Matsudaira’s text is a learned treatise; at the beginning, he has added a lengthy bibliography of works from which he quotes throughout the text. Matsudaira Kunzan (1697-1783), also known as Matsudaira Shiryū, was a Confucian scholar and a geographer. Known for his scholarly publications, he was made librarian of the domain and held the position for 38 years. In 1756, he established a book collection called Riintei 吏隠亭, or “Pavilion Where the Clerk Hides,” which contained over 1200 titles in almost 3700 volumes (including 500 volumes borrowed from his mother’s family). He authored a number of books, both on order from the domain and on his own initiative. Fine copy.
Catalogue des Estampes des plus grands maitres, Tableaux, Bagues, Livres, Vases, Idoles, &c. qui composent la Collection de…

Catalogue des Estampes des plus grands maitres, Tableaux, Bagues, Livres, Vases, Idoles, &c. qui composent la Collection de… by (MECHETTI, Carlo or Charles)

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Catalogue des Estampes des plus grands maitres, Tableaux, Bagues, Livres, Vases, Idoles, &c. qui composent la Collection de…
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(MECHETTI, Carlo or Charles)
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Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
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viii, 120 pp. 4to, cont. pale blue paper wrappers (spine defective). Vienna: La Société Typographique, 1790. The uncommon sale catalogue of the collections formed by the founder of the famous Viennese music publisher. Originally from Lucca, Mechetti (c. 1745-1811), encountered financial troubles and was forced to sell his collection of thousands of items, primarily Italian prints and paintings. In the introduction, Mechetti highlights certain pieces in his collection, which was apparently not for sale by auction but rather private contract. Pages 113-20 describe a large library rich in books on the arts and history. Nice copy. This copy was inscribed on the inside front wrappers to the amateur geologist Baron de Beroldingen (see Zittel). From the library of His Serene Highness Prince Fürstenberg at Donaueschingen with his stamp on title. ❧ Cicognara 4548.

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