Morioka ezu

EDO JAPAN. Morioka ezu. Hand coloured woodblock print map. 122.5 x 63.5 cm (unfolded), 217 x 160 mm (folded), folded with wrappers, in a new chitsu case. N.p.: Edo period [1603-1867]. A masterpiece of the cartographer's art with unique topographic details and magnificent colouring. The map is a detailed, colored diagram of the Morioka domain in Mutsu Province during the Edo period. Of the greatest rarity with no listing on OCLC.