HIRASE TESSAI. Nihon Sankai Meibutsu Zue. Numerous woodcut illustrations by Mitsunobu Hasegawa. 5 volumes. Small 4to, original wrappers with paper title labels. Np, Kansei 9 [1757] E1000-2000 The original edition seems to have been published in 1754.

HIRASE TESSAI. Nihon Sankai Meibutsu Zue. Numerous woodcut illustrations by Mitsunobu Hasegawa. 5 volumes. Small 4to, original wrappers with paper title labels. Np, Kansei 9 [1757] E1000-2000 The original edition seems to have been published in 1754. The artist Hasegawa is known for his Toba-e caricatures. The illustrations include depic-tions of Japanese engaged in sea occupations, includinggathering, fishing, whaling, etc. The title loosely translates as Local Delicacies Extracted from Japanese Lands and Seas. WHALING