Releasing Digital Copies Of Edo Period(?) Oshigata Notebook

[Randy McCall]

Happy New Year to all.

 

Back in October I announced I had been lucky enough to acquire an Edo period hand-rubbed oshigata notebook (see http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/17768-edo-period-oshigata-notebook/) .  Since then digital copies have been sent to several highly-experienced NMB members for inspection.  While nothing earth-shattering has been reported, at least one reviewer has said they've found a number of items worthy of further research. 

In the spirit of sharing information, I will make digital copies of the notebook available to NMB members.  Please note the file (.pdf) is extremely large (300 megs), consisting of over 200 page images with more than 300 individual oshigata.  Each page of the book (with one exception) has two contrasting photographs, as different details emerge under high / low definition and lighting.  The images are zoomable, so members will be able to take a very close look at fine detail. To spare the Forum bandwidth, I will  make the file available via a sharing service. 

If interested, you can reply below or via PM.  Once I have the list of all those interested, I'll upload the file and send you the sharing service download link.

Once you receive a copy, I'd request that you would post your finds, comments or thoughts in this thread, for the use and edification of other NMB members. 

FYI, It has been suggested (by nature of the paper and writing) that the book may be later than Edo, perhaps Meiji or Taisho.  One reviewer said the way the book is laid out suggests it may be rubbings of the author's own collection.  We would be very interested if any members could help us identify said author.  The first page of the volume is reproduced below, apparently saying it is the "Possession of Nakamura Naoyu or Naooh", and includes the owner's seals, but my own research using that name has not been fruitful.

Any help in identifying this person would be appreciated. 





 

[Brian]

I can verify that Randy put a LOT of effort into this project, and the results are excellent.

I hope he won't mind if I post one page, as an example of what this entails.

 

 

Oshigata1.pdf

[John A Stuart]

Good job, count me in. Thank you. John

[k morita]

Hi,

 

 

[Randy McCall]

Hi,

 

Many thanks, Morita-san!  This certainly adds more clues, though a quick online search under those names doesn't identify a specific historic individual.  Likely my poor Japanese is hindering my search...

[Randy McCall]

Just an FYI:  Since I posted this during the holiday period, I'll wait a week or so for interested people to check in before I distribute the file. 

[Jean]

Count me in Randy

[AndyMcK]

Also interested!

 

Antti

[jason_mazzy]

I am quite interested

[Newbflat]

Count me in please..

 

Bill

[Thierry BERNARD]

Hi Randy

 

I am interested too!

[Heringsdorf]

Me too.

[Gilles]

Dear Randy,

 

Count me in.

 

Thank you very much,

[Jussi Ekholm]

Sign me up too.

[b.hennick]

I sent a PM but it seems that most let you know here -- Please count me in as well.

[Randy McCall]

A number of people have chosen to send PMs or even emails.  Be assured I've received all of them.

[drbvac]

Pretty tough offer to decline = thank you for your generosity and hard work preparing this document for sharing ! Me too !!

[Wayben]

Very generous, please count me in.

Thanks!!

[Derek]

Sign me up as well, please!

[dig1982]

I'm interested! Sign me!

Thank you

[Randy McCall]

Very generous, please count me in.

Thanks!!

 

Wayne, Derek and Diego, your accounts don't allow me to send you PMs.  Kindly change your settings and I'll get you the download and other information. 

[Randy McCall]

Download information and file passwords etc. have now been sent via PM to all those who have so far requested to participate, with the exception of those whose accounts are set not to accept private messages.  If I've missed anyone, please contact me. 
 

Members can continue to request access to the file, which will be available for download for the next week. 

I hope people will find many interesting and intriguing items among the many oshigata the notebook contains.  As mentioned earlier (and in my PMs), I'm asking that those participating post any interesting research from the notebook they're willing to share (such research always belongs to the researcher), along with any discoveries, items of note or interest, comments, questions or points of discussion. 

For the moment we'll use this thread for that purpose.  If we get a lot of response, perhaps we'll look at creating a separate thread.  Members should feel free to use screenshots of interesting items for these posts. 

Enjoy!

[b.hennick]

Thanks Randy! I received your email and downloaded the file. I have never seen a password protected PDF before but the password works well. I appreciate the work that you have done and your sharing it with the community.

[Gordon Sanders]

Please allow me as well. Thanks

[Randy McCall]

Please allow me as well. Thanks

 

Gordon, your account settings won't let me PM you. Kindly change your settings and I'll get you the download and other information.

[Darcy]

First 17 pages documented. Now I gotta do some work. Just off the top of my head so some errors obviously and a handful I can't read. I found the Yosozaemon in the Juyo sessions, 10th Juyo session. There is a Horikawa Kunihiro in there that is not in the Juyo sessions. I didn't try to look up the mediocre stuff or anything that didn't give me an easy angle to try to find as it's time consuming.

 

Ordered right to left and not for commercial publication. Will do more as time permits. If everyone grabbed 4 pages though this would be done in a day.

 

1.

 

Nagamitsu (strange signature)

Sanemitsu

 

2.

 

Dewa no Kami Fujiwara Yoshi {Uji | Fusa}

 

3.   

 

Noshu Seki ju Kanetomo

Izumi no Kami Kaneshige

Bishu Osafune Norimitsu

{date}

Omi no Kami Hojii Tachibada Masahiro

 

4. 

 

Bishu Osafune Norimitsu

{date}

Bushi Edo ju Fujiwara Kunimasa

Echizen Kuni ju Kanenori

Katsu {moto?} {So ? ? ? }

 

5.

 

Kaneyoshi 

Yasumitsu

Rakuyo ju Shinano no Kami Kunihiro [Horikawa Kunhiro] … not in the Juyos

Sukemitsu 

 

6. 

 

Kane { ? }

Bishu OSafune Morishige (Kozori)

Wakushu ju Muneshige saku kore 

{date}

 

7. 

 

Noshu ju Nanenori

Kuniyasu 

 

8. 

 

Bizen Kuni Osafune ju Kozuke Daijo Fujiwara Sukesada Saku

{date}

Heianjo Fujiwara Kunitsugu 

 

9.

 

Omi no Kami Hojoji Masashiro 

Kanemoto

Bizen Kuni ju Osafune Yosozaemon Sukesada saku  (dou _ _ e saku kore) [Hitatsura blade, Juyo Token session 10]

{Tenmon futatsunen hachigatsu kichi hi}  

 

10.

 

Sekishu Dewa ju Sane _ [is this a misread Naotsuna signature?]

Tajima no Kami Hojoji Sadakuni 

Echizen ju Harima Daijo Fujiwara Shigetaka

Bushu ___ 

 

11.

 

__

[seki] Kane_ saku

Chikushu Higo Kuni ___

_ tomo

 

12. 

 

Kane_

Iyo Daijo Tachibana Katsukuni

Kashu ju Kanewaka junin Iyo Daijo Tachibana Katsukuni

(last one is another Katsukuni I think)

 

13.

 

Yasutsugu signature, not clear.

{Oite nanban tetsu notation I think}

Yasutsugu etc.

Yokoyama Kozuke no Daijo Fujiwara Sukesada 

Bishu Osafune Junin {rest is lost}

 

14.

 

Awataguchi Omi no Kami Tadatsuna

Echizen ju Harima Daijo Fujiwara Shigetaka

_ Hojoji Moritaka ?

{date + other stuff}

Echizen Kuni ju Kane_

 

15.

 

Sukemune (Probably Shimada)

Kanekatsu

 

16.

 

Kanemoto

Kawachi Daijo Fujiwara Yoshitane

Echizen ju (flip side of the Yoshitane)

 

17. 

 

Eikyo Junen Hachigatsu hi

Bishu Osafune Sukesada

Nagamitsu (not in the Juyos)

Yamato no Kami Fujiwara Kanekura

[Darcy]

This is the Yosozaemon on page 9. It's gasaku with Genbei-jo Sukesada. The extra note I couldn't read has to do with it but doesn't look to me like it's saying Genbei-jo though it does have one of the characters so probably does)

 

[Brian]

Damn fine work!

Wow...wasn't expecting that.

:clap:

[Stephen]

Randy you can add me to your list, Thanks

[Darcy]

Kagemitsu on page 58 is Juyo Token session 13.