TY - JOUR

T1 - The “On the Emblems” Treatise as a Valuable Source of the History of Date Clan Emblems

AU - Rechkalova, A.

AU - Voytishek, E.

N1 - Rechkalova A.A., Voytishek E.E. The “On the Emblems” Treatise as a Valuable Source of the History of Date Clan Emblems // Manuscripta Orientalia. International Journal for Oriental Manuscript Research. – 2022. – Vol. 28. – No 1. – P. 3-11. Publisher Copyright: © A. Rechkalova, E. Voytishek, 2022.

PY - 2022/6

Y1 - 2022/6

N2 - The article analyzes the history of family emblems that belonged to the Date clan, which is described in the “Aide-Memoirs on the Careful Examination of [Date clan] Emblems” treatise by Confucian scholar Yusa Bokusai (also known as Yuza Jirouzaemon, 1658—1734). It considers the process of creation of this document, its structure and content as well as its value for modem studies on the Japanese family emblems. The main feature of the treatise is a detailed description of the use of each family emblem. Yusa Bokusai comprehensively compared the data from historical documents with artefacts he found and the memories of the eldest vassals and servicemen of the Date clan. Based on results of the comparison, he revealed how changes in the aesthetic preferences of a particular head of the Date clan influenced the status of heraldic symbols, their appearance and use. Moreover, the treatise highlighted a series of issues, related to the study of the emblematic history of the families, that for many centuries owned a large number of emblems. The most important among them are those with a correlation with the emblems' functions and its applying on certain tangible objects, precedents of granting and receiving the emblems and the reflection of these processes in historical documents, the issue of using the suzerain's family emblems by vassals and servicemen.

AB - The article analyzes the history of family emblems that belonged to the Date clan, which is described in the “Aide-Memoirs on the Careful Examination of [Date clan] Emblems” treatise by Confucian scholar Yusa Bokusai (also known as Yuza Jirouzaemon, 1658—1734). It considers the process of creation of this document, its structure and content as well as its value for modem studies on the Japanese family emblems. The main feature of the treatise is a detailed description of the use of each family emblem. Yusa Bokusai comprehensively compared the data from historical documents with artefacts he found and the memories of the eldest vassals and servicemen of the Date clan. Based on results of the comparison, he revealed how changes in the aesthetic preferences of a particular head of the Date clan influenced the status of heraldic symbols, their appearance and use. Moreover, the treatise highlighted a series of issues, related to the study of the emblematic history of the families, that for many centuries owned a large number of emblems. The most important among them are those with a correlation with the emblems' functions and its applying on certain tangible objects, precedents of granting and receiving the emblems and the reflection of these processes in historical documents, the issue of using the suzerain's family emblems by vassals and servicemen.

KW - Botan mon

KW - Date clan

KW - Japanese family emblems

KW - Kani botan mon

KW - Kiku mon

KW - Kiri mon

KW - Kuyou mon

KW - Mitsu hikiryou mon

KW - Take-ni suzume mon

KW - Yuki susuki mon

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U2 - 10.31250/1238-5018-2022-28-1-3-11

DO - 10.31250/1238-5018-2022-28-1-3-11

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85135256806

VL - 28

SP - 3

EP - 11

JO - Manuscripta Orientalia

JF - Manuscripta Orientalia

SN - 1238-5018

IS - 1

M1 - 1

ER -