蝦夷志 = Ezo-shi
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Arai Hakuseki, 1657-1725
蝦夷志 = Ezo-shi
1720
蝦夷志。 新井白石(1657－1725)著 享保5年（1720）。写本。日本最初の本格的な蝦夷地の地誌で、後の蝦夷地研究の先駆をなした。新井白石が松前藩の情報や内外の諸書を参考にして作成した、体系的な蝦夷地誌（漢文）。蝦夷地図説、蝦夷（北海道アイヌ）、北蝦夷（樺太アイヌ）、東北諸夷（千島アイヌ）の四項に分かち、各所の地理、風俗、産物などを記し、この写本の巻末には十余枚の貴重な彩色アイヌ風俗画が付けられている。画家は不明であるが、実際にアイヌ人、彼らの生活を直接観察して描いたものである。図版の繊細度、色彩、殆ど完璧な保存状態であり、現存の写本の中では最高の質と考えられる。
EZO-SHI by Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725). 1720. This book is considered to be the oldest reliable description of the Hokkaido, Sakahlin, and the Kurile Ainu and geography of their lands. It consists of a hand-written text and hand-painted drawings. Arai Hakuseki, a highly respected scholar, examined a large number of documents collected by others who traveled to the Ainu lands. This particular edition is accompanied by illustrations, drawn by an anonymous artist, who produced them based on the actual observation of the Ainu and their way of life. Given the details and vivid colors, which were extremely well-preserved, this copy of Ezo-shi may be the best available today.
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