Thread Cargo Ship (Thread Cargo Ship) - Itoni Kaisen

Japanese: 糸荷廻船(糸荷回船) - いとにかいせん

In the early modern period, a ship from Osaka or Sakai was a privileged ship permitted by the shogunate to transport raw silk imported from abroad to Nagasaki. Among these, the Sakai-based ship carrying threads was also called Sakai-sen, and its owner was limited to Sakai merchants. The ship was designated as a privileged ship by displaying a "Official" ship's seal or a spear and hanging a curtain of two navy blue and three white colors. The boatman was permitted to carry a sword. In cases where urgent delivery of imported raw silk was required, an exception was made to procure another ship with the permission of the Sakai senior retainer, and this ship was called a temporary ship.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

近世，大坂または堺の船で，外国から長崎に輸入された糸荷(生糸)などを上方に運ぶことを幕府から許された特権的な船。このうち堺の糸荷廻船には堺船という別称があり，船の所有者は堺商人に限られ，船には〈御用〉の船印か鎗を立て，二紺三白の幕を張って特権船であることを示し，その船頭には帯刀が許された。なお，輸入生糸などの急送を必要とする場合，堺宿老の許可を得て，他船を調達して運送する例外が認められたが，この船を仮船といった。

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