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Later that same day, shogunal pages (''koshô'') received audience in the ''tsugi-no-ma'' (lit. "adjacent room") of the ''shiroshoin''. Court artists including [[Kano school|Kanô school]] painters, [[Goto school|Gotô school]] metalworkers, and members of the Hon'ami school received audience on the veranda. Scribes, kitchen officials, and ''[[koke|kôke]]'' (castle officials overseeing ceremonial matters) received audiences in the ''kuroshoin'' kitchens (''katte'') or by the Yazu cedar door<!--八頭杉戸-->. The shogun then returned to the ''shiroshoin'', where some sixteen ''daimyô'' lined up on the veranda bowed to him and presented swords; then, finally, he returned to the ''Ôhiroma'', where proxies for ''daimyô'' not currently present in Edo offered swords in their lords' stead.<ref name=edojo/>

Later that same day, shogunal pages (''koshô'') received audience in the ''tsugi-no-ma'' (lit. "adjacent room") of the ''shiroshoin''. Court artists including [[Kano school|Kanô school]] painters, [[Goto school|Gotô school]] metalworkers, and members of the Hon'ami school received audience on the veranda. Scribes, kitchen officials, and ''[[koke|kôke]]'' (castle officials overseeing ceremonial matters) received audiences in the ''kuroshoin'' kitchens (''katte'') or by the Yazu cedar door<!--八頭杉戸-->. The shogun then returned to the ''shiroshoin'', where some sixteen ''daimyô'' lined up on the veranda bowed to him and presented swords; then, finally, he returned to the ''Ôhiroma'', where proxies for ''daimyô'' not currently present in Edo offered swords in their lords' stead.<ref name=edojo/>

Various ''daimyô'' who did not enjoy audiences on the first day instead received audiences with the shogun on the second day of the New Year. The day began with the shogun sitting in the upper level (''jôdan'') of the ''Ôhiroma'' and receiving the ''[[gosanke]]'' in audience. Another nine or so high-ranking ''daimyô'' came next, each approaching the shogun individually to present a sword, bow at the threshold of the lower level, and then withdraw back to their seat. When this was completed, they all shared a ceremonial cup of saké with the shogun, received bestowals of seasonal clothing, and then withdrew. How far up a ''daimyô'' approached, and whether they presented the sword themselves, or had their documents presented for them by a ''sôshaban'', differed depending on rank.

Various ''daimyô'' who did not enjoy audiences on the first day instead received audiences with the shogun on the second day of the New Year. The day began with the shogun sitting in the upper level (''jôdan'') of the ''Ôhiroma'' and receiving the ''[[gosanke]]'' in audience. Another nine or so high-ranking ''daimyô'' came next, each approaching the shogun individually to present a sword, bow at the threshold of the lower level, and then withdraw back to their seat. When this was completed, they all shared a ceremonial cup of saké with the shogun, received bestowals of seasonal clothing, and then withdrew. How far up a ''daimyô'' approached, and whether they presented the sword themselves, or had their documents presented for them by a ''sôshaban'', differed depending on rank. The shogun (and his heir) then moved to the lower level, as they had the previous day, and faced east into the ''ni-'' and ''san-no-ma'', granting an audience to various lower-ranking ''daimyô'' and other officials gathered there. He then took a seat in the upper level to exchange a ceremonial cup of saké with a gathered group of ''Dayû'' (an official title), and then returned to the lower level, to once again grant audience to figures gathered in the ''san-no-ma'': this time, ''[[rusuiyaku]]'' or other retainers serving as representatives (proxies) for ''daimyô'' not currently present in Edo.<ref name=edojo/>

 

''Daimyô'' not present in Edo at the time sent ''[[rusuiyaku]]'' or other representatives to pay respects to the shogun by proxy.  

While most ''daimyô'' and officials received seasonal clothing and other bestowals in the audience hall immediately after the audience ceremony (after the shogun withdrew from the hall), the lord of the [[Kitsuregawa clan]], among others, received these things afterward in the ''tsugi-no-ma''. A number of ''[[renga]]'' poets, physicians, and others lacking any official rank or title shared a ceremonial cup of saké with the shogun in the Great Hall (''Ôrôka'').<ref name=edojo/>

While most ''daimyô'' and officials received seasonal clothing and other bestowals in the audience hall immediately after the audience ceremony (after the shogun withdrew from the hall), the lord of the [[Kitsuregawa clan]], among others, received these things afterward in the ''tsugi-no-ma''. A number of ''[[renga]]'' poets, physicians, and others lacking any official rank or title shared a ceremonial cup of saké with the shogun in the Great Hall (''Ôrôka'').<ref name=edojo/>