Homecoming for the first time in 112 years! History of Japan-Netherlands Exchange as seen in the "Nagasakiya Banquet Map"
Hello. I'm Hanes, an active correspondent.
I was guided on the bus of the museum where I served as a volunteer guide on November 4, but at the end of October, I got surprising information that I could not miss for Chuo-ku lovers!
That is, "In February this year, a watercolor painting (by the Shogun family samurai doctor Hoken Katsuragawa) depicting a costume party held in Nagasakiya, a fixed inn in Edo bound for Choichi Dutch trading post, was discovered in the Netherlands."
And for two weeks from November 1st, at the special exhibition "The Second Floor of Nagasakiya-Flower orchid studies before Siebold-" held at the Kanda University of International Studies Library where the watercolor painting was purchased, the first-class historical materials of cultural exchange between Japan and Europe during the Edo period were specially released, and on the 14th, there will be a lecture by experts!
(Click here for detailed press release: "Nagasakiya Banquet Map" discovered in the Netherlands this year will be unveiled for the first time at the Kanda University of International Studies Library Exhibition from November 1 to 14, 2019.)
I had to go and went to Kanda University of International Studies (Mihama-ku, Chiba) on the 14th.♪
(Please also see the article by senior correspondent yaz who happened to participate in the same lecture.)
What is Nagasakiya in the first place?
It has been about two months until the Chuo-ku sightseeing certification date, so let's briefly explain Nagasakiya before entering the main subject!
In the Edo period, Japan, which had not yet opened its doors, was exceptionally engaged in trade transactions on Dejima in the Netherlands and Nagasaki, and Mr. Dutch trading post once a year brought his gifts to Edo and had an audience with the generals.
You will stay for 2-3 weeks, and the post is Nagasakiya next to the bronze bell at Kokumachi, which was set up at 3-chome Nihonbashi Honishicho!
It is said that a total of 166 visits were made between 1633 and 1850 (167 times including the last one visited as a consulate).
Currently, the inn does not remain physically, but you can see the information board of the Nagasakiya site near Shin-Nihonbashi Station.
Since the Dutch trading post Choichi Line also included doctors, scholars from the Shogunate visited Nagasakiya every day to learn the latest medicine, astronomy and geography.
Among them were Genpaku Sugita, Gennai Hiraga, Koyo Aoki, Gentaku Otsuki, and others who later contributed greatly to the development of Japanese medicine.
Nagasakiya, the only window for Western civilization in Edo, was the subject of interest to the common people of Ichii.
Of course, I couldn't interact indoors, so I tried to look inside from outside, and I can see it in Katsushika Hokusai's Kyoka painting "E" on the information board.
And the bell of Kokumachi mentioned above has been relocated to Jisshi Park in Kodemmacho, as introduced in "The Story of the Active Era Played by Bells".
Because it was near Nagasakiya, many people may know that Kawayanagi, saying, "The bell of Kokumachi can be heard to the Netherlands," was written.
The details of the Dutch New Year, which celebrated the New Year of the Solar Calendar by imitating the Dutch people in Dejima, and the episode that Gentaku Otsuki introduced beer to Japan during its isolation, are "Full of trivia! Please see Chuo-ku-related history and culture to learn from junior high school exam questions.
Although the preface has become longer, I would like to introduce the "Nagasakiya Banquet Map", which was unveiled this time, including the points I personally care about.
Special exhibitions and lectures
Before the lecture, I went to the Kanda University of International Studies Library to see a special exhibition.
In addition to the main botanicalist Hoken Katsuragawa's "Nagasakiya Banquet", Katsushika Hokusai's "Eimoto Toyu", the first Dutch grammar published in Japan, and 15 pieces of Dutch books with unknown transcripts Excerpts from "Naba Ring Okina Recreation Army" Bol), Japan, etc.
Library (Kanda University of International Studies, Bldg. 7)
Among them, what I looked closely at is the manuscript of Siebold's "Japanese Plant Catalog".
Speaking of Siebold, before, "Rediscover the charm of Japanese tea! As mentioned in the 72nd National Tea Festival (2) (some images are not displayed correctly), the person who collected more than 20 kinds of tea including that Kamikisen *!
*The meaning behind the song "I can't sleep at night because of the effect of caffeine, as a result of drinking 4 cups of Kamikisen, the superior tea of Uji, I couldn't sleep at night due to the effect of caffeine. " (From a keynote speech by Dr. Isao Kumakura, former president of Shizuoka University of Arts and Culture)
I myself am not bright in botany, but I can see it when it is related to Japan.
On the page that was held at the exhibition, we were able to read the characters "Akabukikusa Mitsue Beni" and "Hirumushiro Eye Vegetables".♪
After enjoying the real "Nagasakiya Banquet Map" that returned home for the first time in 112 years and the rare prints of Hokusai's "Eimoto Toyu", go to a university lecture for the first time in a few years!
Kiyoshi Matsuda, a visiting professor at the Japanese Institute of Kanda University of International Studies and Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University, gave an interesting lecture this time.
Under the title of "Reading the Nagasakiya Banquet Map", first of all, Nagasakiya map before 1822, Hoken Katsuragawa brush Nagasakiya banquet map, costume banquet plan and direction, Nagasakiya and the then-Japanese-lantern exchange style in an easy-to-understand manner Was explained.
As a senior correspondent yaz wrote, this figure is one of the remains of Bromhov, the director of the trading house, which was auctioned in Amsterdam in 1907, and was held in Nagasakiya on April 18, 1882. It depicts the state of the banquet.
There are three Japanese dressed in Western clothes and sitting in a chair (Sajuro Baba, Hoken Katsuragawa, Gennai Kamiya), two Dutch people dressed in kimono and sitting in a cushion (Bulomhof, the director of the trading house, Fissel, first-class secretary), and five Japanese Japanese, including women who serve.
Looking at the position, it looks like a circle, a banquet style of the Edo period, a Japanese sitting directly on a tatami mat is the organizer's side, a Japanese dressed Dutch is the host, and a Western-style Japanese is the stand. I am.
So why was the main customer a dressed banquet held?
The reason is said to be the result of trying to teach Shokan Choichi to the luxurious life and etiquette of Edo.
And through this lecture, there are two things that left a personal impression.
One is that Dutch scholars at that time were given the Dutch name.
As mentioned above, "Nagasakiya Banquet Map" depicts three Japanese people, but you can see the Dutch name on the figure.
Sajuro Baba is Abraham, Hoken Katsuragawa is Botanicus, and Kamiya Gennai is Van der Stolp.
There was a detailed explanation of this Dutch name in the lecture, and when the Japan-Netherlands exchange in Nagasakiya flourished, the Dutch name was very popular!
Sturrel, the director of the trading house, who came with Siebold, created a list of Japanese who got Dutch names during his three years of trading house manager.
The breakdown consists of 7 people during the Doof (Director), 1 from Tulling (Doctor), 17 people during the Bromhof (Director of Commerce), and 11 people during the Steulrel (Director of Commerce).
In the days before and after this figure was drawn, 36 Japanese people received Dutch names.
According to Professor Matsuda, this list is held at Waseda University.
Although it can be imagined somehow, what kind of Japanese got the Dutch name for what reason?...I'm very worried!
If I was a Dutch scholar at that time, I would imagine what kind of Dutch name I had (laughs).
Another thing that left an impression is the clothes and accessories depicted in this figure.
As Mr. yaz introduced, when you look at hats worn by Japanese Western-style clothing, you can see that both the late-developed triangular hats and the late-developed Yamataka hats are depicted.
In the lecture, there was an orderly commentary on the interesting points of what it meant to be wearing old things that were late in fashion.
I will omit the introduction, but there is no doubt that there has been a growing interest in the Japan-Netherlands exchange at the time when various cultures and ideas were mixed, and there was a co-production of paintings and incorrect interpretations.
In addition, detailed explanations were given on the plumbing pipes, coats and nickerbockers, and the structure of the second floor of Nagasakiya.
However, I only guess that Nagasakiya's master Genemon, depicted in this figure, was a medicinal merchant, and I do not know in detail who the other Japanese men and women are.
The relationship between Nagasakiya and Dutch trading post, which seemed to be widely known at first glance and was still deep.
I hope that there will be new discoveries in the future, and I would like to continue to study Nagasakiya personally.
According to Dr. Matsuda, the green color of the carpet in this figure is easily damaged.
Therefore, the opportunity to be open to the public for about two weeks like this one was really valuable, and I was lucky to see it on the last day!
Last but not least, I would like to thank the person in charge of Kanda University of International Studies for their cooperation in the interview.