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Hekija kanken roku... manuscript

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: BC-2023-162

Dates

  • Creation: not before 1861

Scope and Contents

Side-stitched manuscript of 24 leaves (some double-leaves), including four full-page illustrations, being a compendium of texts opposing the propagation of Christianity in Japan. Included are selections from Seiyō kibun by Arai Hakuseki, based on his conversations with Italian missionary Giovanni Battista Sidotti, Taiji jashū ron by Sessō Sōsai, Hekija kanken roku by Tetsujō Ukai, and an article from a Chinese newspaper published in 1861. The illustrations depict fumi-e, Christian imagery which suspected Japanese Christians were ordered to trample on. The texts were copied by Ohtomo Chikamitsu.

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. The original authors may retain copyright to the materials.

Biographical Notes

Japanese scholars. The authors Arai Hakuseki, a scholar and bureaucrat, Sessō Sōsai, a Rinzai Buddhist monk, and Tetsujō Ukai, a Jōdo Buddhist priest, opposed the propagation of Christianity in Japan.

Extent

1 Volumes (48 pages) : Illustrations ; 28 x 20 cm

Language of Materials

Japanese

Custodial History

Mark of ownership, in Japanese, stamped in red ink on title page.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase from Zinos Books, 2023.

Binding Information

Side-stitched.

Source

Title
Hekija kanken roku... manuscript
Status
Marc Only
Subtitle
not before 1861
Author
Noah Sheola
Date
2023
Description rules
Dcrmmss
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository

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