Sakai version - Sakaiban

Japanese: 堺版 - さかいばん

Sakai developed as a port city from the period of the Northern and Southern Courts in the 14th century, and as it reached its peak during the Muromachi period in the 15th and 16th centuries, wealthy families with the backing of its economic power carried out several printing projects. These are generally called the "Asai-no edition," "Shōhei edition," or "Tenmon edition" after the name of the publisher or the year of publication, but they are collectively referred to as the "Sakai edition" or "Sakai version." Well-known works include Dosuke's "Shōhei edition of the Analects of Confucius" (1364), the reprint of "Complete Medical Books" by Asai-no, who was a physician, "Tenmon edition of the Analects of Confucius" (1528), "Asai-no editions" such as "Tenmon edition of the Analects of Confucius" (1533), and "Setsuyoshu" (1590) by Ishibe Ryōsaku, all of which were printed by wood engraving.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

堺は港町として14世紀南北朝の時代から発展し，15～16世紀室町時代に最盛期を迎えるに伴って，その経済力を背景とした素封家により，いくつかの開版事業がなされた。一般にはそれらの開版者名や開版の年号を冠して，〈阿佐井野版〉とか，〈正平版〉〈天文版〉などと称したが，〈堺版〉〈堺本〉と総称する。道祐の《正平版論語》(1364)をはじめとして，医者であった阿佐井野氏による《医書大全》の復刻(1528)，《天文版論語》(1533)などの〈阿佐井野版〉，石部了冊による《節用集》(1590)などが知られ，いずれも整版(木刻)印刷である。

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