Foreign red stamp book - Ikokugoshuincho

Japanese: 異国御朱印帳 - いこくごしゅいんちょう

This is a register of red seal letters issued by the Edo Shogunate in the early modern period to Japanese ships travelling to various regions of the South Seas in order to control trade. The original was a hand-copied copy by Ishin Suden and is kept in the Konchiin temple of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto. It is an Important Cultural Property. Suden was invited to Sunpu in 1608 (Keicho 13) and ordered by Tokugawa Ieyasu to travel abroad and back. This register records the issuance of red seal letters from 1604 to 1616 (Genna 2), as well as the red seal ship owners, destinations, and brokers. The first half is called the "Foreign Stamp Register" and the second half is called the "Foreign Voyages Register." It is an extremely valuable historical document of the red seal ship trade, and it reveals 80 red seal ship owners and a total of 178 ships that traveled abroad.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

近世初頭，江戸幕府が南洋諸地域に渡航する日本船に貿易統制のために発給した朱印状の控帳。原本は以心崇伝の手写になり，京都南禅寺金地院蔵。重要文化財。崇伝は1608年(慶長13)駿府に招かれて徳川家康より外国往復のことを命ぜられ，この朱印帳には1604年より16年(元和2)までの朱印状の交付と朱印船主，渡航地，斡旋者などが記録されている。前半を《異国御朱印帳》，後半を《異国渡海御朱印帳》といった。朱印船貿易の史料としてきわめて貴重であり，朱印船主80名，渡航船数は延べ178隻が明らかにされている。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

<<: Order to drive away foreign ships

>>: Foreign Guard Officer