Jun 07, 2018 - Sale 2481

Sale 2481 - Lot 107

Price Realized: $ 812
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
(JAPAN.) Dewa No Kuni (Kokudaka Tax Map.) Large manuscript map on 24 sheets of joined mulberry paper with lettering and keys in Japanese. 63 1/2x53 inches, folding down to 11x9 1/4 inches with manuscript title label tipped to verso of outer section; generally very nice. [Japan, circa 1860]

Additional Details

Extremely large-scale Kodudaka map, or a detailed survey to determine the agricultural value of an area, ie how much rice could be produced on the land. This map is of the former Dewa Province, the region which is modern day Yamagata Prefecture.