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ANNONYMOUS: Bishamon no honji; no colophon, n.d. [late 17th/early 18th century]; fukurotojibon, 5 vols. complete, 29.9 x 25cm., manuscripts with painted illustrations on gold-decorated paper, dark blue covers and orange title slips decorted in gold, covers slightly damaged, very slight soiling

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ANNONYMOUS: Bishamon no honji; no colophon, n.d. [late 17th/early 18th century]; fukurotojibon, 5 vols. complete, 29.9 x 25cm., manuscripts with painted illustrations on gold-decorated paper, dark blue covers and orange title slips decorted in gold, covers slightly damaged, very slight soiling

Contents: Vol. I, 19 leaves, unnumbered, text 10 columns per page, 4 single-page illustrations, 1 double-page illustration; Vol. II, 16 leaves, unnumbered, text 10 columns per page, 4 single-page illustrations, 1 double-page illustration; Vol. III, 17 leaves, unnumbered, text 10 columns per page, 4 single-page illustrations, 1 double-page illustration; Vol. IV, 19 leaves, unnumbered, text 10 columns per page, 4 single-page illustrations, 1 double-page illustration; Vol. V, 18 leaves, unnumbered, 3 single-page illustrations, 2 double-page illustrations (5)

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This story probably has the origin in the Muromachi Period (1392-1573) and tells the previous lives of Bishamonten and Kisshoten. Most of the known versions consist of three volumes but this has five volumes and is larger than normal size

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