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562. Zuda Rokashi, Priest Hotan (Japanese, 1654-1738), “Nansenbushu Bankoko Shoka No Zu (Outline Map of All Countries in the Universe)”, Kyoto, 1710 (Hoei 7), woodcut folding map of the world, twelve sheets joined on paper, 45 1/2 in. x 56 1/4 in. $8000/12000 Provenance: Estate of noted architect, artist and antiquarian, James R. Lamantia, Jr. (1923-2011). Note: Known as the first Japanese printed map of the world from a Buddhist perspective, the present lot represents the rare fusion of Japanese and European cartography. The map centers on China, with Japan to the east, America to the north of Japan, and Europe to the far west, represented as a group of islands.
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