Ootsubo honyu buba hitsuyo / Korean influence on traditional Japanese equestrianism

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The author Sadayasu Saito (1657-1744) started his career as an apprentice of the equestrian school Ootsubo, the most famous equestrian school in Japanese history. Saito ushered in a revolution in riding technique in the 17th century by adapting the acrobatic techniques from Korea to the traditional Japanese style. His modernisation became popular, and Saito ultimately founded his own school. This book covers the stylistic revolution brought about through the assimilation of techniques from Korea. The book title Buba hitsuyo can also be translated as the Necessaries of the Cavalry . The book is illustrated with eight double-sided woodblock prints, 11 overall.   Original Japanese fukuro toji binding with original title slip. Paper wrapper. Dirt and stains on the cover. Small ex-owner stamp on the first page of each volume. Faint wormholing on the cover and the contents. Lined by red ink on the contents. Large ink stains on two pages of the second volume. Otherwise still in very good condition. No copies outside of Japan. 22,8 x 16,4 cm. [20], [43], [15], [14], [25] leaves.  Five volumes complete. Comes with a custom made slipcase. Text in Japanese. . N° de ref. del artículo 1050

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