Author/compiler: Unknown. Imprint: N.p., n.d. [Saga, near Kyōto, Keichō period, c. 1600-10] . No colophon. All Saga-bon editions of this work are believed to have been published mid-Keichō-early Genna period. 1 kan, 1 jō, in a chitsu case. 12 unnumbered folios. 24 x 18.1 cm. Movable type. Printing frame 20.5 x 17 cm. (approx.). No border. Tetchō binding. Text printed on both sides of paper. Hiragana-majiri text, with printed fushi (節). 7 lines to page, 13 characters to line. Original thick white paper covers treated with gofun, and overprinted with formalised designs in gold mica. Text paper: thick ganpi containing gofun. Renewed handwritten title slip. No naidai. Title from gedai. Contents: Libretto of a nō play (out of a set of 100 or more) of the Kanze school, pointed for practical use by a chanter.
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This material is held atBritish Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections
- Reference
- GB 59 Or.75.b.5
- Dates of Creation
- [1600-1610]
- Language of Material
- Japanese
- Physical Description
- 1 volume Condition: Good but covers slightly soiled. Impression: Mostly sharp and clear. Seals of ownership: None.
Scope and Content
Access Information
Not Public Record(s)
Unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Acquired from Isseidō, 2 April 1964.
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 b. Nō 能
Bibliography
Isseidō kosho mokuroku 一誠堂古書目録, no. 39, items 6174.