Identifying Edo Period Book

[Jesper]

Hi,

I have problems identifying an old Japanese book showing different shapes of yari saya, standards, mon and other ornaments of identification. I think it may be a handbook/guide to identify daimyo processions travelling to and from Edo during the Edo period. I have seen similar identification handbooks for mon and personal seals (kao), but cannot identify this one.

 

Dimensions are 16.3 x 7.0 cm and ca 1.1 cm thick. It is printed on very thin double folded paper.

 

I would be grateful for assistance concerning the title, author, publisher, year of publication, edition, etc.

 

Thank you in advance. Any input is much appreciated.

 

Best regards,

 

Jesper

 

 

[SteveM]

Hello Jesper,

 

The title is Bansei Bukan 萬世武鑑, which loosely translates as "Encyclopedia Militaria", published and printed in several editions between 1846 and 1869. I will put some links to the references I found. 

 

http://toshoryo.kunaicho.go.jp/Kotenseki/Detail/24324?Mode=0&FreewordOp=0&SortRule=0&LinesPerPage=50&PagiNation=844

http://www.library.pref.kagoshima.jp/honkan/files/2011/05/058_%E8%96%A9%E8%97%A9%E6%AD%A6%E9%91%91%E6%B5%B7%E6%B1%9F%E7%94%B0%E4%BF%A1%E7%BE%A9%E6%96%87%E6%9B%B8.pdf

https://trc-adeac.trc.co.jp/WJ11E0/WJJS06U/2321315100/2321315100100010?hid=ht116090

[Jesper]

Hello Steve,

Thank you very much, indeed.  

Jesper