Yūshi ichigonshū 勇士一言集

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 16052.f.26
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1697
  • Language of Material
    • Japanese
  • Physical Description
    • 5 volumes Condition: Good, apart from some worm damage in all maki. Impression: Sharp and clear. Blocks show only slight signs of wear. Illustrations: 11 double-page (mihiraki) illustrations in an attractive, simple style, free from excessive detail. Distribution: (maki 1) 3, (2) 2, (3) 2, (4) 2, (5) 2. Artist not named. Seals of ownership: Square red seal in an ornate frame, Hakubunkan zōshoin 博文館藏書印, on first page of each maki.

Scope and Content

Variant title: Yūshi monogatari 勇士物語. Author/compiler: Unknown. Imprint: Edo, Suhara Mohē, Genroku 10, 1697. Kanki at end of text on fol. 15a of maki 5 reads: 元禄十丁丑歳正月吉日 ／ 江戸日本橋通･･･ 須原茂兵衛板. Description: 5 kan, 5 satsu, in a chitsu case. (1) ff. 21; (2) ff. 18; (3) ff. 16; (4) ff. 14; (5) ff. 15. 26.7 x 17.7 cm. Fukurotoji. Blockprint. Printing frame 20.2 x 14.9 cm. (average). Single-line borders. Fishtail design on hanshin. Hiragana-majiri text, with a few furigana. 11 lines to page, c. 22 characters to line. Original mid-blue covers. Title slips missing. Manuscript gedai on maki 5: 勇士壱言集. Title from naidai at head of each maki. Hashiragaki: Ichigonshū 一言集 + maki no. + folio no. Contents: Brief accounts of the exploits of famous Japanese warriors from the Tenbun 天文 period (1532-55) onward, in 120 sections.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Acquired from Shibunkaku, 26 Feb. 1969.

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 e.Biography 伝記

Bibliography

Kokusho kaidai 国書解題, p. 1969.