Manuscript on paper, entitled on upper wrapper “Uchi Sakurada kinkata ikken” trans.: “Record of the Activity at the Inner Sakurada Gate”

by Uchi Sakurada Log Book

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61 folding leaves, written in a fine & legible hand, several diagrams in the text. 8vo 255 x 158 mm. , self-wrappers, stitched. Edo: copied in 1809 by “Masatoshi Tada.” This fascinating document is a copy of a log book, prepared by the guards and government officials who oversaw the activities of the famous Inner Sakurada Gate, part of Edo Castle. Following the title leaf, we find a table of contents with the following sections: 1. number of guards

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