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Oriental Map? | Asian Antiques575 of 1894 |  |  |
Posted 5 months ago
djreynolds
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I cannot tell if this is a map or just some print for tourists. My sister bought a table at an auction for one dollar and got this. There are no markings on it besides what is in the picture. The paper feels strange, maybe like oil cloth. Please let me know what you think, thanks
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whatever it is, it's truly beautiful!
This is nice. To me it looks original and Japanese though it likely is not as old as you would suspect. Manuscript work like this can be found in Japan until relatively recent times. Most likely this is a late 19th century manuscript copy of an earlier work. The scroll mounting is also likely later. You should invest a little into looking into this with a professional with experience in Asian cartography. I know that there is a large Japanese map collection at UC Berkeley, start there.