Author/compiler: Unknown. Imprint: [Kyōto] , Shōhon'ya Kyūbē, Enpō 8, 1680. Kanki on fol. 20a reads: 延宝八歳庚申五月吉日 正本屋 ／ 九兵衛板. Description: 1 kan, 1 satsu, formerly bound in western style together with nos. 496, 497 and 500. ff. 20. 218 x 162 mm. Fukurotoji. Blockprint. Printing frame 194 x 148 mm. (average). Single-line borders. Fishtail design on hanshin. Hiragana-majiri text, with dakuten and kutōten but few furigana. 18 lines to page, variable no. of characters to line. Original black covers embossed with a lattice and peony design. Original title slip on left with printed gedai: 新板 ／ 繪入 (角書) 増補大ざっしょ. No naidai. Title from gedai. Hashiragaki: Ō-zassho 大さつ書 + folio no. Edition: Numerous 17th century editions are known, beginning with one dated Kan'ei 9 (1632). The present copy purports to be of an enlarged (zōho 増補) edition. Contents: A Chinese work, derived from the Liji 禮記, on the ancient form of the calendar, whereby the year is divided into 72 periods each of 5 days, based on the occurrence of natural phenomena. This is the first work, 七十二候, in this composite volume. It is followed by a Japanese commentary, 七十二候鈔, by Kusa Dōin on the same work, and by a third work by the same author entitled Saiji [kojitsu] 歳時 [故實] , on seasonal festivals.
Zōho ō-zassho 増補大ざっしょ
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- Reference
- GB 59 Or.75.g.23(3)
- Dates of Creation
- 1680
- Language of Material
- Japanese
- Physical Description
- 1 volume Condition: Very good. Impression: Atozuri, from blocks showing some signs of wear. Illustrations: Sumizuri frontispiece depicting Mount Sumeru on mikaeshi, followed by a diagram of phases of the moon on fol. 1a. Small vignette figure studies on ff. 17a-18b. Seals of ownership: Octagonal British Museum stamp, MVSEVM BRITANNICVM, on fol. 20a. Manuscript notes: A few notes in Kaempfer's hand on title slip and upper border of ff. 1b-2a. A paper strip, with notes on this book also in Kaempfer's hand, has been bound in between mikaeshi and fol. 1.
Scope and Content
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Acquisition Information
Purchased from the estate of Engelbert Kaempfer by Sir Hans Sloane 1723-1725 and incorporated in the British Museum in 1753.
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 8. Literature - poetry 国文-詩歌 d. Jōruri 浄瑠璃
Bibliography
Tōhoku daigaku fuzoku toshokan betchibon mokuroku 東北大学附属図書館別置本目録, p. 53.