Edo–Meiji Woodblock Book – Ise Sangū Meisho Zue (伊勢参宮名所図会) – Illustrated Famous Places of the Ise Pilgrimage – Volume 3 -B146

Ise Sangū Meisho Zue 巻之三 (Volume 3)
(伊勢参宮名所図会 • “Illustrated Guide to the Famous Places of the Ise Pilgrimage”)

This authentic Edo–Meiji era woodblock-printed travel book is Volume 3 of the iconic illustrated series Ise Sangū Meisho Zue, one of the most important pilgrimage guidebooks documenting the journey to the sacred Ise Grand Shrine (伊勢神宮).

Volume 3 focuses on the middle section of the pilgrimage route, featuring detailed lists of shrines, villages, rivers, and waypoints. It contains beautifully composed ukiyo-e style woodblock illustrations showing:

• Busy post towns (宿場町) and travelers
• Shrines and torii gates
• River crossings and bridges
• Landscapes of the Ise region
• Merchants, pilgrims, and daily life scenes

Printed using traditional woodblock techniques (木版印刷) and bound in classic Japanese stitched binding (和綴じ), this volume offers a vivid historical record of 19th-century Japanese travel culture.

An excellent collectible for lovers of Japanese antiques, ukiyo-e landscape art, Shinto history, and Edo/Meiji printed books.

• Title: 伊勢参宮名所図会 巻之三 (Ise Sangū Meisho Zue, Volume 3)
• Period: Late Edo to early Meiji era (19th century)
• Format: Traditional Japanese stitched binding (和本 / 和綴じ)
• Printing: Woodblock-printed text and illustrations
• Content: Mid-section of the Ise pilgrimage route, shrines, towns, landscape scenes
• Art Style: Detailed ukiyo-e style linework
• Origin: Japan
• Great for: Collectors of Japanese antiques, ukiyo-e enthusiasts, historians of Ise pilgrimage culture