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351. Or 15586

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 15586
Title:
Igirisu torai ikken イギリス渡来一件
Scope & Content:
Collection of records copied by one Yoshihiro 能弘 relating to the arrival in Japan of English ships in 1818, 1822 and 1824 along with an account of the return of the castaway Magotarō in 1771. The vessel which arrived at Uraga in 1818 is probably 'The Brothers' - see also Or 14755.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
c 1825-1850
Extent:
1 volume (29 folios)

352. Or 15587

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 15587
Title:
Tsurezuregusa. 徒然草
Scope & Content:
Extracts from 'Essays in Idleness' by Yoshida Kenkō 吉田兼好 accompanied by 152 illustrations in Shijō style by one Rakutei 楽亭. Colophon on last page of volume 2: 徒然草全部畫併書 六十九翁樂亭.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
Early 19th century
Extent:
2 volumes.

353. Or 15622

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 15622
Title:
Woodblock for Buddhist text
Scope & Content:
Large woodblock for printing a Buddhist amulet (ofuda) with a devotional text and an image of a boddhisattva riding a horse. Probably associated with Taga Shrine 多賀大社,Shiga Prefecture. The text was written by Tandai Zen-Daisōjō Gōjo 探題前大僧正豪恕 (1732-1824) aged 88 [i.e. 1819 kazoedoshi].
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1819
Extent:
1 woodblock

354. Or 15623

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 15623
Title:
Metal votive plaque
Scope & Content:
Votive plaque, made of brass or bronze, with a relief image of a seated buddha below a seal with the inscription 「長宜子孫」and on the reverse an 82-character inscription.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:

1 plaque

355. Or 15635

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 15635
Title:
Hino Ashihei gasan kan 日野葦平画賛巻
Scope & Content:
Jottings and colour drawings about the Sino-Japanese War by the soldier/novelist Hino Ashihei 日野葦平 (1907-1960). Dated Hakata, 16 July 1940.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1940
Extent:
1 scroll

356. Or 15636

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 15636
Title:
Calligraphy by Tsubouchi Shōyō 坪内逍遙書幅
Scope & Content:
Calligraphic piece in Chinese beginning: '天地一大劇場' 'The world is one great theatre' by Tsubouchi Shōyō 坪内逍遙 (1859-1935), playwright and Shakespeare scholar,
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Chinese and Japanese
Date Range:
1920-1930
Extent:
1 sheet

357. Or 15653

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 15653
Title:
Kyūshū kakuchi ezu 九州各地絵図
Scope & Content:
Anonymous hand scroll containing topographical descriptions and illustrations of locations on the island of Kyūshū.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
1830-1850
Extent:
1 scroll

358. Or 15790

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 15790
Title:
Sanjūrokkasen gachō 三十六仙画帳
Scope & Content:
An album of colour paintings of the 'Thirty Six Immortals of Poetry' (Sanjūrokkasen 三十六仙) , each accompanied by an example of his/her poetry. Undated but probably mid 18th century.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:

1 volume

359. Or 15791

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 15791
Title:
Sanjūrokkasen tanzaku 三十六仙短冊
Scope & Content:
A set of small colour portraits of the 'Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry' (Sanjūrokkasen 三十六仙) on paper strips, each bearing one of his/her poems. Each strip has the character 左 (left) or 右 (right) written at the top indicating they were intended for use in a poetry game or 'utaawase 歌合'. The n...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:
36 paper strips.

360. Or 15792

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 15792
Title:
Hyōgasan zu 瓢画賛図
Scope & Content:
Hanging scroll by the Nanga artist Yamamoto Baiitsu 山本梅逸 (1783-1856) depicting a gourd accompanied by a text on sake-drinking.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Japanese
Date Range:
Mid 19th century
Extent:
1 sheet