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| *''Author: [[Ichioka Masakazu]]<!--市岡正一-->'' | | *''Author: [[Ichioka Masakazu]]<!--市岡正一-->'' |
| *''Calligraphy by: [[Katsu Kaishu|Katsu Kaishû]]'' | | *''Calligraphy by: [[Katsu Kaishu|Katsu Kaishû]]'' |
− | *''Published: c. [[1890]]'' | + | *''Published: [[1889]]'' |
| *''Japanese'': 徳川盛世録 ''(Tokugawa seiseiroku)'' | | *''Japanese'': 徳川盛世録 ''(Tokugawa seiseiroku)'' |
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− | The ''Tokugawa seiseiroku'', or "Record of the Prosperous Age[s] of the Tokugawa," was compiled around [[1890]] - the 300th anniversary of the [[Tokugawa clan]] taking [[Edo castle]] as its base - by Tokugawa ''[[hatamoto]]'' [[Ichioka Masakazu]]. It incorporates numerous images of scenes in and around [[Edo]], designed in an ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' style, as well as pages of calligraphy by prominent [[Meiji government|Meiji]] political figure [[Katsu Kaishu|Katsu Kaishû]]. | + | The ''Tokugawa seiseiroku'', or "Record of the Prosperous Age[s] of the Tokugawa," was compiled around [[1890]] - the 300th anniversary of the [[Tokugawa clan]] taking [[Edo castle]] as its base - by Tokugawa ''[[hatamoto]]'' [[Ichioka Masakazu]]. Aiming to show the [[Edo period]] as one of prosperity, it discusses and depicts numerous rituals and ceremonies of the [[Tokugawa shogunate]], as well as other aspects of the Tokugawa order, and of scenes in and around [[Edo]] otherwise. Prominent [[Meiji government|Meiji]] political figure [[Katsu Kaishu|Katsu Kaishû]] provided the calligraphy for the title page. |
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| [[File:Tokugawa Seiseiroku 001.jpg|center|thumb|700px|A scene from the ''Tokugawa seiseiroku'' depicting a ''daimyô'' procession outside Edo castle.]] | | [[File:Tokugawa Seiseiroku 001.jpg|center|thumb|700px|A scene from the ''Tokugawa seiseiroku'' depicting a ''daimyô'' procession outside Edo castle.]] |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| *[[Kurushima Hiroshi]], presentation at "[http://www.hawaii.edu/asiaref/japan/event2013/Index.htm#symposium Interpreting Parades and Processions of Edo Japan]" symposium, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Feb 11 2013. | | *[[Kurushima Hiroshi]], presentation at "[http://www.hawaii.edu/asiaref/japan/event2013/Index.htm#symposium Interpreting Parades and Processions of Edo Japan]" symposium, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Feb 11 2013. |
| + | *Gallery labels, "Edo-zu byôbu to gyôretsu" temporary exhibit, National Museum of Japanese History, |
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| [[Category:Meiji Period]] | | [[Category:Meiji Period]] |
| [[Category:Historical Documents]] | | [[Category:Historical Documents]] |