Taniguchi, Minsai, A Record of Ancient and Modern Gold and Silver Coins (Kokon kingin senpu), Enkyo year 3 (1746), 128 pages, softcover, yotsume toji (four-eye) binding. With approximately 200 hand-drawn illustrations of gold, silver and bronze coins, ex. H. F. Bowker Numismatic Library. Howard Franklin Bowker (1889-1970) was a numismatist and philatelist, collecting and specializing in Chinese coins, stamps and banknotes. He created the first bibliography of Western language publications on East Asian numismatics. Nakamura Fusetsu (1866-1943) was a Japanese painter in the yoga style. He was also known as a calligrapher. Kokotei is another name for Nakamura Fusetsu.
Estimate: USD 30 - 40
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Starting price | 25 USD |
Estimate | 30 USD |