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Araki Sotarô was a [[Nagasaki]]-based ''[[shuinsen]]'' merchant known for his travels in Southeast Asia and marriage to a daughter of a Vietnamese aristocratic family. | Araki Sotarô was a [[Nagasaki]]-based ''[[shuinsen]]'' merchant known for his travels in Southeast Asia and marriage to a daughter of a Vietnamese aristocratic family. | ||
| − | A [[samurai]] originally from [[Higo province]] ([[Kumamoto prefecture|Kumamoto]]), he moved to Nagasaki in [[1588]], and shortly afterwards began sailing to Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia. In [[1619]], he returned to Japan with a wife, a daughter of the Ruan family & adopted daughter of the King of [[Annam]] known as Wakaku or Anio in Japanese. He and Wakaku then established a trading emporium at Nagasaki. | + | A [[samurai]] originally from [[Higo province]] ([[Kumamoto prefecture|Kumamoto]]), he moved to Nagasaki in [[1588]], and shortly afterwards began sailing to Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia. In [[1619]], he returned to Japan with a wife, a daughter of the Ruan family & adopted daughter of the King of [[Annam]] known as Wakaku or Anio in Japanese. He and Wakaku then established a trading emporium at Nagasaki. Araki is said to have flown the flag of the [[Dutch East India Company]] upside-down, an indication that he sailed under red seal licenses issued, originally, to the Dutch.<ref>Geoffrey Gunn, ''History Without Borders: The Making of an Asian World Region, 1000-1800'', Hong Kong University Press (2011), 216.</ref> |
The Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture owns a Vietnamese mirror in gilded and lacquer mounting which was first brought to Japan by Wakaku as one of her personal possessions, along with a Japanese manuscript translation of an original letter from the Ruan family to Araki. | The Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture owns a Vietnamese mirror in gilded and lacquer mounting which was first brought to Japan by Wakaku as one of her personal possessions, along with a Japanese manuscript translation of an original letter from the Ruan family to Araki. | ||
| − | Araki and his wife are buried in Nagasaki; their gravesite at the temple of [[Daion-ji]] has been designated a city cultural property. | + | Araki and his wife are buried in Nagasaki; their gravesite at the temple of [[Daion-ji]] has been designated a city cultural property. Their half-Japanese, half-Vietnamese son is represented by one of the ''[[chigo]]'' ("sacred boys") who rides a parade float in Nagasaki's annual [[Kunchi festival]]. |
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*Matt Matsuda, ''Pacific Worlds'', University of Cambridge Press (2012), 89. | *Matt Matsuda, ''Pacific Worlds'', University of Cambridge Press (2012), 89. | ||
*"[http://masterpieces.asemus.museum/masterpiece/detail.nhn?objectId=10663 Mirror from Vietnam, owned by lady Araki Sotaro]," Virtual Collection of Asian Masterpieces, 2013. | *"[http://masterpieces.asemus.museum/masterpiece/detail.nhn?objectId=10663 Mirror from Vietnam, owned by lady Araki Sotaro]," Virtual Collection of Asian Masterpieces, 2013. | ||
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[[Category:Sengoku Period]] | [[Category:Sengoku Period]] | ||
[[Category:Merchants]] | [[Category:Merchants]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:33, 21 September 2015
- Died: 1636
Araki Sotarô was a Nagasaki-based shuinsen merchant known for his travels in Southeast Asia and marriage to a daughter of a Vietnamese aristocratic family.
A samurai originally from Higo province (Kumamoto), he moved to Nagasaki in 1588, and shortly afterwards began sailing to Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia. In 1619, he returned to Japan with a wife, a daughter of the Ruan family & adopted daughter of the King of Annam known as Wakaku or Anio in Japanese. He and Wakaku then established a trading emporium at Nagasaki. Araki is said to have flown the flag of the Dutch East India Company upside-down, an indication that he sailed under red seal licenses issued, originally, to the Dutch.[1]
The Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture owns a Vietnamese mirror in gilded and lacquer mounting which was first brought to Japan by Wakaku as one of her personal possessions, along with a Japanese manuscript translation of an original letter from the Ruan family to Araki.
Araki and his wife are buried in Nagasaki; their gravesite at the temple of Daion-ji has been designated a city cultural property. Their half-Japanese, half-Vietnamese son is represented by one of the chigo ("sacred boys") who rides a parade float in Nagasaki's annual Kunchi festival.
References
- Matt Matsuda, Pacific Worlds, University of Cambridge Press (2012), 89.
- "Mirror from Vietnam, owned by lady Araki Sotaro," Virtual Collection of Asian Masterpieces, 2013.
- ↑ Geoffrey Gunn, History Without Borders: The Making of an Asian World Region, 1000-1800, Hong Kong University Press (2011), 216.
