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Two 19th Century Japanese Books – Research Project
from the collection of Merijn van Tilborg

Table of contents
1. Summary ......................................................................... 2
2. Paper wrapper ................................................................ 3

2.1. First frame (right) ............................................................. 4
2.2. Second frame (middle) ..................................................... 4
2.3. Third frame (left) .............................................................. 4

3. First book with the title: 伊達黒白大評定 ............. 5

3.1. Front cover ....................................................................... 5
3.2. Page 1-2 ............................................................................ 6
3.3. Page 3-4 ............................................................................ 7
3.4. Page 5-6 ............................................................................ 8
3.5. Page 7-8 ............................................................................ 9
3.6. Page 9-10 ........................................................................ 10
3.7. Page 11-12 ...................................................................... 11
3.8. Page 13-14 ...................................................................... 12
3.9. Page 15-16 ...................................................................... 13
3.10. Page 17-18 .................................................................... 14
3.11. Page 19-20 .................................................................... 15
3.12. Page 21-22 .................................................................... 16
3.13. Page 23-24 .................................................................... 17
3.14. Page 25-26 .................................................................... 18
3.15. Page 27-28 .................................................................... 19
3.16. Page 29-30 .................................................................... 20
3.17. Page 31-32 .................................................................... 21
3.18. Page 33-34 .................................................................... 22
3.19. Page 35-36 .................................................................... 23
3.20. Page 37-38 .................................................................... 24
3.21. Page 39-40 .................................................................... 25
3.22. Page 41-42 .................................................................... 26
3.23. Page 43-44 .................................................................... 27
3.24. Page 45-46 .................................................................... 28
3.25. Page 47-48 .................................................................... 29
3.26. Page 49-50 .................................................................... 30
3.27. Page 51-52 .................................................................... 31
3.28. Page 53-54 .................................................................... 32

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3.29. Page 55-56 .................................................................... 33
3.30. Page 57 ......................................................................... 34
3.31. Back cover .................................................................... 35

4. Second book ................................................................. 36

4.1. Front cover ..................................................................... 36
4.2. Page 1 ............................................................................. 37
4.3. Page 2-3 .......................................................................... 38
4.4. Page 4-5 .......................................................................... 39
4.5. Page 6-7 .......................................................................... 40
4.6. Page 8-9 .......................................................................... 41
4.7. Page 10-11 ...................................................................... 42
4.8. Page 12-13 ...................................................................... 43
4.9. Page 14-15 ...................................................................... 44
4.10. Page 16-17 .................................................................... 45
4.11. Page 18-19 .................................................................... 46
4.12. Page 20 ......................................................................... 47
4.13. Page 21-22 .................................................................... 48
4.14. Page 23-24 .................................................................... 49
4.15. Page 25-26 .................................................................... 50
4.16. Page 27-28 .................................................................... 51
4.17. Page 29-30 .................................................................... 52
4.18. Page 31-32 .................................................................... 53
4.19. Page 33-34 .................................................................... 54
4.20. Page 35 ......................................................................... 55
4.21. Page 36 ......................................................................... 56
4.22. Page 37 ......................................................................... 57
4.23. Page 38-39 .................................................................... 58
4.24. Page 40-41 .................................................................... 59
4.25. Page 42-43 .................................................................... 60
4.26. Page 44-45 .................................................................... 61
4.27. Page 46-47 .................................................................... 62
4.28. Page 48-49 .................................................................... 63
4.29. Page 50-51 .................................................................... 64
4.30. Page 52 (last page or back cover) ................................. 65

Two 19th Century Japanese Books – Research Project
from the collection of Merijn van Tilborg

1. Summary
This paper describes two old Japanese books and according to the paper wrapper they were issued on October
11, 1879 and edited by 上野 道之助 [Ueno Michinosuke or Michiyosuke].
All pages are scanned and included in this paper, with descriptions added when more information becomes
available. This paper contains three sections, the first describing the paper wrapper, second the first book and
third the second book.
When reading this work in progress any additional translations and or information is welcome and will be
included in updated versions. As English is not my native language, any improvements or feedback on the text
are appreciated as well ;). Some of the scans are blurry, I will need to redo them but I did not want to add too
much pressure while scanning. Maybe taking pictures is a better alternative.
[in progress]

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2. Paper wrapper
The paper wrapper is damaged and is missing the bottom part, including some textual content. The text is
divided into 3 frames with thick black borders. Each frame is described and translated where possible and that
information is used to date and describe the two books that are bought together with this paper wrapper. It is
most likely – however not guaranteed in this phase of research – that the paper wrapper belongs to the two
books described in this paper.

Figure 1: Paper wrapper

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2.1. First frame (right)
The first frame(right) reads 上野 道之助 編 [compilation or edited by Ueno Michinosuke / Michiyosuke] and a 7th
untranslated kanji.

2.2. Second frame (middle)
To-do, fourth kanji 小 [small; young; inferior]

2.3. Third frame (left)
The third frame (left) consists of at least two blocks of text for what can be seen on the incomplete paper
wrapper, including a part of a read stamp.
The first block reads on the left 明治 十二 年 [Meiji 12 year] 十月 [10th month; October] and continues with 十一日
[11th day] on the right. This dates the paper wrapper and suggests the compilation or issuing date of the books
to October 11, 1879. Below are four kanji yet untranslated.
The second block has one complete kanji and one half shown kanji, both yet untranslated.

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3. First book with the title: 伊達黒白大評定
The first (arbitrarily chosen as first) book contains 57 pages (excluding the front and back cover) with text and
illustrations. There are ten black and white illustrations on double pages and one color illustration on a single
page.

3.1. Front cover
The front cover depicts 11 flying birds and bamboo with a red colored frame with the book title 伊達 黒白 大 評定
[presentation of the great right or wrong consultation, better translation needed]. The title reads 伊達 [showing
off; present] 黒白 [right or wrong; black or white] 大 [big; great; large] 評定 [conference; council; consultation].

Figure 2: Cover page

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3.2. Page 1-2

Figure 3: Page 1-2

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3.3. Page 3-4

Figure 4: Page 3-4

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3.4. Page 5-6

Figure 5: Page 5-6

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3.5. Page 7-8

Figure 6: Page 7-8

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