Rank Sugoroku - Kan'i Sugoroku

… Picture sugoroku is believed to have originated before the Edo period, and is said to have originally been used in China as a teaching material for memorizing official positions and Buddhist names. In Japan, the early versions known as "official rank sugoroku," "Buddhist law sugoroku," and "Pure Land sugoroku" did not have pictures. During the Edo period, with the development of alternate attendance and transportation networks, "road sugoroku," which also served as a travel guide, became popular, and ukiyo-e artists also got involved, and in the latter half of the period, a wide variety of sugoroku games with themes of customs and customs were devised. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Official Rank Sugoroku" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　絵すごろくは江戸時代以前から始まったと推定され，当初は中国で官職や仏名を憶えるための教材にしたといわれている。日本でも初期の〈官位すごろく〉〈仏法すごろく〉〈浄土すごろく〉と呼ばれているものは絵が描かれていない。江戸時代に参勤交代や交通網の整備により，旅行案内を兼ねた〈道中すごろく〉が流行し，浮世絵師も加わって後半期には風俗を主題にした多種多様なすごろくが考案された。…

※「官位すごろく」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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