Gamō gunki 蒲生軍記

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 16087.d.8
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1695
  • Language of Material
    • Japanese
  • Physical Description
    • 1 volume Condition: Fair to good. Minor worm damage (unrepaired) and many stained and soiled folios. Impression: A fairly early impression, but with some signs of block wear. Seals of ownership: None. Kashihon'ya stamp (Nakamura 中村 of Nagasaki) on first page of each maki.

Scope and Content

Author/compiler: Unknown. Imprint: Ōsaka, Fukaeya Tarōbē, Genroku 8, 1695. Kanki on fol. 18b of maki 6 reads: 元禄八乙亥歳仲秋良辰改正 ／ 書林 大坂 ／ 深江屋太郎兵衛板行. Description: 6 kan, formerly in 6 satsu, rebound in 1 vol. western style. (Maki 1) ff. 1 (序), 1 (目録), 22; (2) ff. 1, 19; (3) ff. 1, 20; (4) ff. 1, 23; (5) ff. 1, 25; (6) ff. 1, 18. 26 x 18.5 cm. Fukurotoji. Blockprint. Printing frame 21.5 x 16.7 cm. (average). Single-line borders. Fishtail design on hanshin. Katakana-majiri text with printed furigana. 11 lines to page, 24 characters to line. Renewed mid-blue front cover, with manuscript title slip bearing gedai: 蒲生軍記 全. Title from naidai at head of each maki. Hashiragaki: 蒲生軍記 + maki no. + folio no. In a western style half-leather binding. Edition: The first pre-modern edition, followed by another blockprint in Hōreki 4 (1754). Preface and kanki are both dated Genroku 8 (1695). Contents: Historical work (senki monogatari 戦記物語) chronicling the lives and deeds of renowned warriors of the Gamō family: Gamō Ujisato 蒲生氏鄕 (1556-95), Hideyuki 秀行 (1583-1612) and Hidesato 秀鄕 (fl. early 17th century).

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Acquired from Alexander von Siebold, 22 July 1868.

Other Finding Aids

Kenneth Gardner, Descriptive Catalogue of Japanese books in the British Library printed before 1700 (London and Tenri, 1993). C. Japanese works 和書 9. History and biography 歴史・伝記 b. Senki monogatari, including history of specific periods and campaigns 戦記物語 (時代史を含む)

Bibliography

Nihon koten bungaku daijiten 日本古典文学大辞典, vol. 2, p. 14.