Edo Koboku - Edo Koboku

Japanese: 江戸古墨 - えどこぼく
Edo Koboku - Edo Koboku

…During the Edo period, feudal lords and wealthy merchants from various provinces were interested in decorative stationery, and Chinese ink imported through Nagasaki was highly valued among them. Meanwhile, Nara flourished as a producer of Japanese ink, and Fujishiro (old name Fujishiro) in Kii and Toshuen in Owari also produced exquisite ink, which is appreciated today as Edo koboku. Books on ink published include Kobaien Bokudan, Kobaien Bokufu, and Daibokukotsushu by Matsui Motoyasu, the sixth head of Kobaien in Nara, and Keikaen Bokufu by Fujiwara Morimi. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Edo Koboku" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…江戸時代には,諸国の大名や豪商などが装飾としての文房具に関心をもち,長崎を通じて輸入される唐墨が彼らの間でもてはやされた。一方,和墨の生産地としては奈良が栄え,紀伊の藤白(古名は藤代),尾張の東秀園などでも精妙な墨が作られ,今日江戸古墨として賞美されている。墨に関する著録としては,奈良の古梅園六代松井元泰の《古梅園墨談》《古梅園墨譜》《大墨鴻壺集》,藤原守美の《桂花園墨譜》などが刊行された。…

※「江戸古墨」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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