Tenkei Wakumon Chakai

Irie, Heima; You, Yi [original text by].

Published by Toto [Edo (Tokyo)] : Kobayashi Shinbe, Kanen 3, 1750

About this Item

A complete three volume set of "Tenkei Wakumon Chükai", written in 1750 by Irie Heima (Irie Ta), an astronomer frustrated with the dense, difficult-to-understand, and inaccurate sections of "Tenkei Wakumon" (1730). In the first volume of "Tenkei Wakumon Chukai" Ire copied the most important sections from "Tenkei Wakumon" and paired them with his own annotations, criticisms, corrections, and brief translations in Japanese. These translations opened up the important astronomical information in the text to Japanese people unable to read classical Chinese. In the two illustrated volumes Irie included corrections to the original celestial maps and world map, to which he added three leaves with movable sections and four striking maps not included in Nishikawa's edition. A set of the first text on Chinese and western astronomical theory to be widely accessible to Japanese readers, in a clear printing and particularly scarce with all movable parts intact. Text in Japanese, and Chinese with Japanese reading marks. Original wrappers, somewhat soiled, with a little abrasion and a few marks. First illustrated volume lacking original title slip. Minor wormholing, mostly repaired. Occasional light stains and marks to text. Overall very good. 3 v., complete. 68, 40, 45 leaves. 27 x17.7 cm. Seller Inventory # 1235

Bibliographic Details

Title: Tenkei Wakumon Chakai

Publisher: Toto [Edo (Tokyo)] : Kobayashi Shinbe, Kanen 3

Publication Date: 1750

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition