A VERY RARE SET OF FIVE VOLUMES OF HAND WRITTEN CALLIGRAPHY BY THE FAMOUS SAMURAI YAMAOKA TESSHU, AN

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All volumes copied from works by the author Jikata Ochibosu. In pale yellow covers, with Japanese stab bindings. Volume one, 'On the Six Laws of Rural administration an the Origin of Place Names; On The Well-Field System (an ancient Chinese land redistribution model, Seiden, and methods for managing rice nurseries, Maeda) and seedbed styles, among many other topics in the volume, through to Vol V, On the Regulations and Guidelines for Crops and Land Tax Assessment. Yamaoka was renowned for his calligraphy, producing a gamut of works, from scrolls and banners to books and worked at a furious pace to produce allegedly over one million hand written works. A principal mover in the establishment of the Meiji constitution, he became a close confidant of the Emperor and was also renowned for his swordsmanship. Shogun laws would have permitted such works to be circulated only among high ranking officials. In the Sosho script, the calligraphy of a high standard, with the varying pressure of the brush producing contrasting weights of black and greys. Each volume 24cm by 17cm. The bronze cast seal of Yamaoka, 6cm diameter, 1cm high, 300gms. Provenance: Private collection, Japan. 品相： Light wear to covers, sporadic worming, most to page margins. Otherwise text blocks free of marks and in good or better condition.

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