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Like many ''gozabune'', the ''Naminashi Maru'' was reconstructed several times over the course of the [[Edo period]]. Originally built in [[1624]], it was rebuilt six times, and it was from this sixth incarnation, built in [[1839]], that the ''goza/yakata'' survives.<ref name=eisei/> The ''[[Komate Maru]]'', the personal vessel of the [[Kato clan|Katô clan]] lords of [[Ozu han|Ôzu han]] (in [[Iyo province]]), was similarly rebuilt some nine times over the course of the period. First built in [[1616]], it was used by the Katô to sail between Nagahama (in Iyo) and [[Murotsu]] (near [[Kobe]]). It boasted some 56 oars.<ref>''Umimichi wo yuku: Edo jidai no Seto Naikai'' 海道をゆく－江戸時代の瀬戸内海－, Museum of Ehime History and Culture 愛媛県歴史文化博物館 (1999), 28.</ref>

Like many ''gozabune'', the ''Naminashi Maru'' was reconstructed several times over the course of the [[Edo period]]. Originally built in [[1624]], it was rebuilt six times, and it was from this sixth incarnation, built in [[1839]], that the ''goza/yakata'' survives.<ref name=eisei/> The ''[[Komate Maru]]'', the personal vessel of the [[Kato clan|Katô clan]] lords of [[Ozu han|Ôzu han]] (in [[Iyo province]]), was similarly rebuilt some nine times over the course of the period. First built in [[1616]], it was used by the Katô to sail between Nagahama (in Iyo) and [[Murotsu]] (near [[Kobe]]). It boasted some 56 oars.<ref>''Umimichi wo yuku: Edo jidai no Seto Naikai'' 海道をゆく－江戸時代の瀬戸内海－, Museum of Ehime History and Culture 愛媛県歴史文化博物館 (1999), 28.</ref>

The [[Date clan]] of [[Uwajima han]] named their ''gozabune'' the ''Ôhô Maru'' ("Great Phoenix Ship"). Lacquered in vermillion from end to end and decorated with numerous gold ornaments, it boasted 68 oars, and was 500 ''[[koku]]'' in size.<ref>The amount of cargo a cargo ship of the same size could carry. ''Umimichi wo yuku'', 29.</ref>

The [[Date clan]] of [[Uwajima han]] named their ''gozabune'' the ''Ôhô Maru'' ("Great Phoenix"). Lacquered in vermillion from end to end and decorated with numerous gold ornaments, it boasted 68 oars, and was 500 ''[[koku]]'' in size.<ref>The amount of cargo a cargo ship of the same size could carry. ''Umimichi wo yuku'', 29.</ref> The ''gozabune'' of the [[Matsudaira clan]] lord of [[Takamatsu han]], named ''Hiryû Maru'' ("Flying Dragon") was of similar size. Thirty-two meters in length, it was also considered a 500 ''koku'' vessel. It had 52 oars, and sails made from 18 ''[[Japanese Measurements|tan]]'' of fabric. It was made entirely of white wood, giving it a simple, clean, look, but was ornamented with numerous ''mitsuba-aoi'' (triple hollyhock) family crests (''[[kamon]]'') in gold. Originally built in [[1669]], the ''Hiryû Maru'' was reconstructed in [[1751]] and again in [[1789]].<ref>''Umimichi wo yuku'', 32.</ref>

When [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo|Ryukyuan]] and [[Korean embassies to Edo]] traveled up the [[Yodo River]] from [[Osaka]] to [[Fushimi]], on their way to Edo (or, back down, on the return journey), ''kawa gozabune'' - the riverine versions of these ocean-going luxury vessels - were commissioned from various ''daimyô'' of western Honshû and Kyushu to carry the foreign envoys.

When [[Ryukyuan embassies to Edo|Ryukyuan]] and [[Korean embassies to Edo]] traveled up the [[Yodo River]] from [[Osaka]] to [[Fushimi]], on their way to Edo (or, back down, on the return journey), ''kawa gozabune'' - the riverine versions of these ocean-going luxury vessels - were commissioned from various ''daimyô'' of western Honshû and Kyushu to carry the foreign envoys.