Osamaba - Try it out

…It was not a public execution, but was attended by the inspector, the prison patrol, the prisoner Ishide Tatewaki, and other relevant parties. In the nearby Otameshiba, a tameshigiri was performed using the body of the condemned. The location of seppuku, which was a leap punishment for samurai, was not only in the front yard of the agarizashiki room in the prison, but also in the mansion where the person was being kept, depending on the circumstances. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Gosamaba" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…公開処刑ではなく，検使，牢屋見廻，囚獄石出帯刀（いしでたてわき）ら関係者が立ち会う。かたわらの御様場（おためしば）においては，死罪人の死体を用い様斬（ためしぎり）を行った。なお武士の閏刑（じゆんけい）である切腹の場所は，牢屋敷内揚座敷（あがりざしき）前庭のほか，時宜によって当人預け先の屋敷内があてられた。…

※「御様場」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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