Kashiragaki zōho kinmō zui taisei 頭書増補訓蒙圖彙大成

Author: Nakamura Tekisai 中村惕斎（1629-1702）

The first edition was published in 1666 [Kanbun 6] with the title Kinmō zui訓蒙圖彙. In 1695 [Genroku 8], the enlarged edition with headnotes, Kashiragaki zōho kinmō zui 頭書増補訓蒙圖彙, was published. The complete collection, Kashiragaki zōho kinmō zui taisei 頭書増補訓蒙圖彙大成” was first published in 1789 (Kansei 1).

58 pages with illustrations Size: 8 7/8 in x 6 1/4 in.

Kashiragaki zōho kinmō zui taisei頭書増補訓蒙圖彙大成 is an illustrated encyclopedia composed of 21 volumes. Each volume covers a certain subject, such as astronomy, geography, animals and plants. The kanji characters in the texts are augmented with ruby texts to help the readers with pronunciation. Kinmō 訓蒙 means to enlighten and educate children, women, and novices, and zui 圖彙 means a collection of illustrations. Researcher: Momoko Welch Links: Waseda University Library: http://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/kotenseki/html/bunko06/bunko06_00027/index.html, opens in a new window (This website has complete color images of Kashiragaki zōho kinmō zui taisei 頭書増補訓蒙圖彙大成.) Kyushu University Library Digital Archive: http://record.museum.kyushu-u.ac.jp/kinmou/top.html, opens in a new window (This website has complete color images of Kashiragaki zōho kinmō zui taisei 頭書増補訓蒙圖彙大成 with a brief discussion on the different editions, the author and the illustrator.) National Diet Library: http://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/2556824, opens in a new window (This website has complete color images of a rebound version of Kashiragaki zōho kinmō zui taisei 頭書増補訓蒙圖彙大成 in three volumes.)