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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]]''
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*''Published: [[1889]]''
 
*''Japanese'': 徳川盛世録 ''(Tokugawa seiseiroku)''
 
*''Japanese'': 徳川盛世録 ''(Tokugawa seiseiroku)''
  
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]].
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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]]. 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.
  
 
[[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.
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*Gallery labels, "Edo-zu byôbu to gyôretsu" temporary exhibit, National Museum of Japanese History,
  
 
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
 
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
 
[[Category:Historical Documents]]
 
[[Category:Historical Documents]]

Revision as of 18:07, 17 February 2015

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 political figure Katsu Kaishû provided the calligraphy for the title page.

A scene from the Tokugawa seiseiroku depicting a daimyô procession outside Edo castle.

References