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16060.a.8

Record Id:

032-003953525

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003953525

MDARK:

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ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

16060.a.8

Title:

Jinnō shōtōki 神皇正統記 [神皇正統記]

Scope & Content:

Author/compiler: Kitabatake Chikafusa 北畠親房, nationalist historian, 1293-1354.

Imprint: [Kyōto] , Fūgetsu Sōchi, Keian 2, 1649. Mokki on fol. 32b of maki 6 reads: 慶安貳暦仲春／風月宗知刋行.

Description: 6 kan, formerly in 6 satsu, rebound in 1 vol. western style. (Maki 1) ff. [1] , 34; (2) ff. [1] , 24; (3) ff. [2] , 30; (4) ff. [1] , 39; (5) ff. [1] , 33; (6) ff. [1] , 32. Maki 5 and 6 have been wrongly transposed in rebinding. 25.2 x 17.7 cm. Fukurotoji.

Blockprint. Printing frame 22 x 16.3 cm. (average). Single-line borders. No borderline or fishtail design on hanshin.

Hiragana-majiri text with printed furigana. 10 lines to page, c. 20 characters to line.

Renewed (early 19th century) front cover of satsu 1 only, with manuscript gedai: 神皇正統記壹. Title from naidai at head of each maki. Hashiragaki: 神皇正統記 + maki no. + folio no. In a western style half-leather binding.

Edition: The earliest recorded edition, followed only by one further edition in Keiō 2, 1866.

Contents: History of Japan from the founding of the country by the gods to mid-14th century, emphasising the legitimate descent of the imperial rulers. Written between 1339 and 1343.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Japanese woodblock materials

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003953525

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032-003953525

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 volume

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Japanese

Scripts:

Japanese

Start Date:

1649

End Date:

1649

Date Range:

1649

Era:

Place of Origin:

Japan

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User Conditions:

Physical Characteristics:

Condition: Fair to good. No worm damage, but many folios are water-stained.

Impression: Atozuri, from slightly worn blocks.

Seals of ownership: Two small oval red seals, 小忠 and 秋彦, on first page of each maki, though it is unlikely that these denote ownership.

Custodial History:

Formerly owned by Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866)

Source of Acquisition:

Acquired from Alexander von Siebold, 22 July 1868.

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 9. History and biography 歴史・伝記 a. Early records 古代史

Publications:

Nihon koten bungaku daijiten 日本古典文学大辞典, vol. 3, p. 503; Tenri toshokan kisho mokuroku 天理図書館稀書目録, vol. 3, p. 109.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Siebold, Philipp Franz von, 1796-1866