《Contraption Illustration》

Japanese: 《機巧図彙》 - からくりずい
《Contraption Illustration》

…Though they were toys, Karakuri, which pursued mechanisms, could be said to be precision machines that showed the highest level of mechanical knowledge in the Edo period. Then, in 1796 (Kansei 8), a textbook on making automata called Karakuri-zui was published by Tosa scientist Hosokawa Yorinao. In this text, along with a Japanese clock, nine types of automata incorporating automatic control, such as the Tea-Serving Doll, the Five-Step Turning Doll (a somersaulting doll), the Dragon Gate Falls (a carp climbing a waterfall), and the Drum and Fife Child (a music box doll), were scientifically illustrated. …

*Some of the terminology used in "Kikou Zui" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…玩具とはいえ,メカニズムを追究したからくりは,江戸時代の機械学的知識の最高水準を示す精密機械といえる。そして1796年(寛政8)のこと,土佐の理学者細川頼直によって《機巧図彙(からくりずい)》という自動人形製作のテキストが出版される。ここでは和時計とともに〈茶運人形〉をはじめ,〈五段返〉(宙返り人形),〈竜門滝〉(鯉の滝のぼり),〈鼓笛児童〉(オルゴール人形)など自動制御をくみ込んだ9種の自動人形を科学的に図解している。…

※「《機巧図彙》」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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