Old book, antique, Thousand Character Classic, backed and repaired, a Japanese bound book. Approximately 11cm tall, 16cm wide, and 0.5cm thick. 20 leaves (40 pages total) ● The Thousand Character Classic is a rhymed text (a form of poetry as opposed to prose) developed in China, composed of 1,000 unique Chinese characters starting with "Heaven and Earth, Black and Yellow." It has been used since ancient times as a learning tool for beginners and as a model for calligraphy. It is said to have been compiled by Zhou Xingsi during the Liang Dynasty in China, under the order of the emperor. (From Wikipedia) ● This book contains 24 sets of four characters, totaling 96 characters. Since there are 20 pages, there are 480 characters and 1920 characters in total. Please use this as a reference. The front pages are in good condition, but the back pages have missing sections and stains. Please understand this before purchasing. We will offer it at a low price. Please refer to the images for details. We accept purchases 24 hours a day, purchases without comments, anonymous shipping, free shipping, and bulk purchases (we will offer a discount). If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment, and we will respond promptly. After purchase, we will ship via Yamato Transport on the same day or the next day. Thank you for reading to the end. Thank you very much.