Author/compiler: Unknown. Imprint: [Kyōto] , Yamada Ichirōbē, Manji 3, 1660. Kango following last folio of maki 7 reads: 右女之躾方于世雖在數多 ／ 今當加増補名女諸礼 ／ 集正改令板行者也 ／ 于時万治三庚子年青陽吉旦 ／ 山田市郎兵衛新梓. Description: 7 kan, 7 satsu, in a wrap-around case. (Maki 1) ff. [31]; (2) ff. [11]; (3) ff. [19]; (4) ff. [26]; (5) ff. [20]; (6) ff. [10]; (7) ff. [20] . Folios unnumbered. 26.7 x 17.2 cm. Fukurotoji. Blockprint. Printing frame 21 x 16 cm. (average). Double-line borders framing each page. No printed hanshin. Hiragana-majiri text, with printed furigana, dakuten and kutōten. 11 lines to page, 20-26 characters to line. Original black covers, with damaged remains of original printed title slips bearing gedai: 女諸礼集, followed by brief indication of contents of each maki, in hiragana. Naidai of maki 1, 4, 6 and 7: Onna shorei 女諸礼; of maki 3 and 5: Onna shoreishū 女諸礼集. Edition: First edition of this work, followed by others in Tenna 3 (1683), Jōkyō 5 (1688) and Genbun 3 (1738). Contents: A practical guide to etiquette, social life and behaviour for women, generally classed as ōraimono 往来物. Deals with correct dress, ornamentation, ceremonies and the major events of life.
Onna shoreishū 女諸禮集 [女諸礼集]
This material is held atBritish Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections
- Reference
- GB 59 16124.d.26
- Dates of Creation
- 1660
- Language of Material
- Japanese
- Physical Description
- 7 volumes Condition: Good, except for soiled corners and a few stains. All folios have been interleaved. Impression: Slightly atozuri. Illustrations: A total of 35 single-page sumizuri illustrations, distributed as follows: (maki 1) 16; (2) 1; (3) 4; (4) 4; (5) 5; (6) 0; (7) 5. They depict, among other subjects, kimono designs, wedding ceremonies, bridal processions and receptions, childbirth, and the wrapping and presentation of gifts. Seals of ownership: Circular black seal (unidentified) on first and last pages of each maki.
Scope and Content
Access Information
Not Public Record(s)
Unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Transferred from the British Museum in 1973 / 74. Ex-Collection S. Bing.
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 13. Social life, including manuals of behaviour 社会
Bibliography
Descriptive catalogue of Japanese and Chinese illustrated books in the Ryerson Library of the Art Institute of Chicago , p. 45, where all illustrations are described; text reproduced in Kisho fukuseikai sōsho 稀書複製会叢書, series 10.