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Or 12979

Record Id:

032-002363660

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002363660

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100132318203.0x000001

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 12979

Title:

Trade documents

Scope & Content:

Ten official trade documents written in Japanese from the 'Gaiban Shokan' (Foreign Correspondence) between the Japanese government (shogunate) and various foreign rulers or officials between the year 1604 and 1675. A mid-19th century copy of a transcript made in 1818 A.D. containing:

Two Dutch trade letters (dated 1604 and 1610 A.D. signed by Shogun)

Six Cambodian trade letters with translations

សារលិខិតឧញាស្រីអគ្ករាជនិងឧកញាធម្មតេជោថ្វាយស្តេចជប៉ុន នៅខែមេសា១ ឆ្នាំ១៦០៦ (letter from Shogun to Cambodia dated 1 April 1606) : [1] សារ នោ ឧកញា ឝ្រីអគ្គរាជ នុឧកញា ធម្មតេជោយេងខ្ញុមទាង២ ថ្វាយបំគម្ម មោកស្តេចញីបុ៎ន កុ [2] កជូ ឫ យេងនោស្រុកកុម្វុជ្ជាធិបតី បានយលស្តេចញីបុ៎នសាបុរ្សប្រសេថ្ឋពៀកទេព [3] ឲយតេងសំពោវខ្មេរ១ឲយចោ សពោវឈ្មោះស្សយីមុនកានោក [4] ទោះស្តេចយីបុ៎នកុកចូ ស្រលេងយេងខ្ញុំទាង២ពិតឲយស្តេចកុកចូវ [5] ឲយទំនេរចោសំពោវចេញទោវឆាបកុំប្បីឲយនោវអាយលេយ ឥតអិយៗនុថ្វាយ [6]មោកស្តេចលេយ សោមមោកថ្វាយចៀម៥ ក្រមួនហាប១ ខាន់សាកករ ហា [7] ប១ សាកកសរ ហាប១ កន្ទុុយកងោក១០ ស្បេកខលាតម្បោង [8] ៥ថ្វាយមោកស្តេចចងទេងព្រហ្បនគំមោកឯក្រោយម្តងទៀតទេពតេំងត្រា [9] ផ្កាមកថ្វាយ..

One Italian trade letter

One Luzon trade letter.

Illustrations: Original seals reproduced in red ink. One fine illustration of a Dutch trade ship.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Japanese manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002363660

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-002363660

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 scroll

Digitised Content:

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_12979 (digital images currently unavailable)

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Languages:

Central Khmer
Japanese

Scripts:

Japanese
Khmer

Start Date:

1600

End Date:

1699

Date Range:

17th century

Era:

Place of Origin:

Japan

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Physical Characteristics:

Materials: Cream-coloured paper scroll

Dimensions: 380 mm wide x 147000 mm long

Script: Sino-Japanese script. Translations of six letters in Khmer script were probably copied by a Japanese copyist who was not very familiar with Khmer script

Custodial History:

Acquired in 1965.

Source of Acquisition:

British Museum, 1973.

Information About Originals:

http://www.digital.archives.go.jp/gallery/view/category/categoryArchives/0100000000/0107000000

Publications:

Translations of Cambodian letters into French in Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient, 1923, 23 pp. 105-136

https://www.persee.fr/doc/befeo_0336-1519_1923_num_23_1_5977#befeo_0336-1519_1923_num_23_1_T1_0127_0000

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Subjects:

Japan--Foreign relations--1600-1868