"Shibukawa Shunkai’s letters: A life dedicated to the Jokyo calendar", a newsletter article on the work of Shibukawa Shunkai (b. 1639) - first official astronomer of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan @NDLJP_en https://t.co/uFhFr4kUHw https://t.co/205mgVdq1Y
Japanese picture calendar "2nd year of Kyowa (1802) Tayama-reki"; made by picturing the daily needs of life in a mountain village and stamping a wooden type on each one; the first page featured the image of a dog, which meant it was the year of dog @NDLJP https://t.co/xQIyQM0eGg https://t.co/T7vB4PsRwc