Formal Name: Nihonmeiga-kagami(Masterpieces of Japanese Painting)The Imperial Era division. Feature: Japanese Woodblock Print Book. Contents: 74 illustration pages, and a few pages containing only text. Year of publication: 1906. Size: 25.5×18 cm (10.1×7.1 inch). This volume belongs to a series introducing Japanese masterpieces, specifically covering the Heian period, known as the courtly era. It contains the illustrated narrative’Shigisan-engi-emaki’, depicting the mystical origins of the ancient temple Shigisan, as illustrated by the eminent Buddhist monk Toba-sojo. The stamp affixed to this book indicates it was formerly owned by Mizuno Toshikata, a ukiyo-e artist of the Meiji period. The cover shows signs of fading, the corners are scuffed, and there is faint fading in the margins of the illustrations. This item is not new. Please refer to the description-of-item columns and the pictures.