This woodblock printed book, titled *Onna Daigaku* (女大学), is an educational work written by the Confucian scholar Kaibara Ekken in the early 1700s during the Edo period. The book served as a moral guide for women, teaching them proper conduct and ethics based on Confucian ideals. It was commonly used in terakoya (temple schools) as a teaching manual, particularly for calligraphy and moral education.
Measuring approximately 18 cm by 26.5 cm with a thickness of 2 cm, this edition contains woodblock illustrations and instructional text. The book shows signs of age, with some wear, missing parts of the cover, stains, and writings on the pages, typical for an antique of this era. The text is printed on traditional washi paper, which was common in Edo-period publications.
Dating from the early 1700s, this book is a valuable collector’s item for those interested in Japanese educational history, Confucian philosophy, and antique woodblock printed materials.
