16pc Late Edo to Meiji Period Japanese Manuscripts and Divination

A collection of antique Japanese ephemera consisting of several loose sheets of thin washi paper featuring calligraphic ink inscriptions. The group includes a woodblock printed document relating to Kigaku and Onmyodo divination practices. This printed chart depicts a tortoise supporting a hexagonal frame, flanked by numerical dot patterns and Bagua trigrams used in I Ching and tortoise shell divination. Several handwritten sheets in the sosho calligraphic style bear red cinnabar seal marks. Two printed rectangular seals are visible at the top of the divination chart, and multiple small red square seals are present across the manuscript sheets. Dimensions: 15"W x 10.75"H Weight: 1 oz. Condition Request Condition Report Good

Estimate:£15.07

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