Dojima Kyuuki - Dojima Kyuuki

Japanese: 堂島旧記 - どうじまきゅうき

This book, also known as the "Kyome Sho Kyuki," is a compilation of records from the Dojima rice market in Osaka, where large amounts of rice stamps issued by the storehouses of various feudal domains were bought and sold during the Edo period, and where futures speculation trading was officially permitted from 1730 (Kyoho 15). It traces the history of the market from the records of the market, as well as old records and writings from that time. The editor and year of publication are unknown, but the articles span the period from 1615 (Genwa 1) to 1870 (Meiji 3). The Dojima Rice Market is said to have been established during the Genroku period (1688-1704), but this book contains background information on the development of Osaka's urban area after the Genna Enbu era, the city system, the Kyoho fire, the rise and fall of Yodoya which led to the establishment of the rice market, and shogunate laws and regulations related to rice trading up until the official recognition of the choai rice trade.In reporting on subsequent developments in the Dojima Rice Market, it also includes summaries of important events in Osaka, such as the implementation of the shogunate's rice price policy in Osaka, as well as natural and man-made disasters that directly or indirectly affected rice prices.This book is not only a basic historical source on the commercial capital of Osaka, but also a useful source for shedding light on the finances of feudal lords, including the shogunate.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

江戸時代，諸藩の蔵屋敷が発行する大量の米切手が売買･取引され，1730年(享保15)以後先物投機取引が公許されていた大坂の堂島米市場の沿革を，同会所の記録類や当時の旧記･著作等から整理･編集したもので，一名《米商旧記》。編者･成立年とも不詳であるが，記事は1615年(元和1)から1870年(明治3)に及ぶ。堂島米市の成立は元禄期(1688‐1704)とされるが，本書は元和偃武（えんぶ）後の大坂の市街地の整備，市制，享保大火，米市の発生にかかる淀屋の興亡，帳合米取引の公認までの米取引に関する幕府法令等を前史として収録し，以後の堂島米市場の動静を伝える中には，幕府の大坂における米価政策実施の状況をはじめ，直接･間接に米相場にかかわる天災･人災など大坂の重要事項が抄録されており，商都大坂の基本史料であるばかりでなく，幕府を含めた領主財政の解明に有効な史料である。

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

<<: Dojima Rice Market

>>: Dojima