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Two hundred and twenty four titles from the Daiso-bon collection held by the Main Library have been newly digitized and released. As of March 11, 2021, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive provides 1,663,107 images of 20,564 titles.

Daiso-bon is a collection of books formerly owned by Daiso (大惣), a book lender run by Sohachi Onoya (大野屋惣八) and his family in Nagoya from the middle of the Edo period to the middle of the Meiji period. Book lenders at the time usually kept books in high demand in their stock and sold the ones out of fashion away to buy new ones. Daiso, however, had a policy not to sell away books they had bought and increased their inventory until the end of the Edo period when they became the largest book lender in Japan. After the arrival of mass production of books in the Meiji period, many book lenders disappeared, Daiso being no exception. Around 1898, Daiso decided to close the business and sold its enormous inventory of 16,734 titles of books, most of which were acquired by the Imperial Library (current National Diet Library), Tokyo Imperial University, Kyoto Imperial University and the Higher Normal School (current University of Tsukuba). Daiso Collection owned by Kyoto University amounts to 3,667 titles, or 13,081 volumes. 
 

▼Daiso-bon

Among the books released this time are “Shokunin-zukushi uta-awase (職人盡歌合 3巻)” and “Edo shokunin uta-awase (江戸職人歌合 2巻)”, which lively depict artisans during the Edo period, such as kasahari (傘張) or umbrella maker, ashida-zukuri (足駄作) or geta (wooden clog) maker, kawarayaki (瓦焼) or roofing tile maker, kasanui (笠縫) or hat maker, and yanefuki (屋根葺) or roofer.

Left: kasahari (傘張) or umbrella maker, ashida-zukuri (足駄作) in “Shokunin-zukushi uta-awase (職人盡歌合 3巻)”
Center: kawarayaki (瓦焼) or roofing tile maker, kasanui (笠縫) or hat maker in “Shokunin-zukushi uta-awase (職人盡歌合 3巻)”
Right: yanefuki (屋根葺) or roofer in “Edo shokunin uta-awase (江戸職人歌合 2巻)”

* The digitization of this collection is conducted under the “Project to Build an International Collaborative Research Network for Pre-modern Japanese Texts” by the National Institute of Japanese Literature in which Kyoto University Library participates.

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Twenty titles of rare materials held by the Main Library, including restored “大般若波羅蜜多経”, have been newly digitized and released. As of March 8, 2021, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive provides 1,638,715 images of 20,340 titles.

The Main Library’s “大般若波羅蜜多経” (Daihannyaharamitta-kyo or the Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra) in the scroll and folding book forms had long been unavailable for users because of serious worm damage throughout the materials. As the restoration of these materials was completed in the beginning of 2020, we have digitized them and released the images in Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive.

The restoration was done by using techniques called sukihame (漉き填め) and urauchi (裏打ち). Sukihame is an application of one of the washi-making techniques, nagashisuki (流し漉き), pouring solution including the same fiber as the original paper into its wormholes and tears. The method neither harms the original material, nor affects its color, feel or texture, and above all, it is reversible. On the other hand, urauchi adds a lining made of washi or cloth on the back of the material to support it. It may have an effect to smooth out wrinkles.

The restored materials are now ready for your curious eyes in Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive.
 

1) Remove attached parts such as the rod and the cover from the main body. Clean the main body in a dry state (photo above left).
2) After applying sizing agent, clean away all the old mending papers (photo above right).
3) Use the sukihame (photo below left) method to fill in the missing part or apply the urauchi (photo below right) method to reinforce the structure.
4) After drying, connect the papers, cut the edges of the paper to the original size, and restore the material to the original form.

 

"大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第23" Before (photos left) -> After the restoration (photos right)

 

Record ID	Title	Author	Collection	Call No
RB00009303	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第17	(唐)玄奘奉詔訳	谷村文庫	1-23/タ/2貴
RB00009307	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第23	(唐)玄奘奉詔訳	谷村文庫	1-23/タ/4貴
RB00009309	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第40	(唐)玄奘奉詔訳	谷村文庫	1-23/タ/6貴
RB00009314	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第162	(唐)玄奘奉詔訳	谷村文庫	1-23/タ/11貴
RB00009321	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第303	(唐)玄奘奉詔訳	谷村文庫	1-23/タ/18貴
RB00009324	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第450	(唐)玄奘奉詔訳	谷村文庫	1-23/タ/21貴
RB00009328	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第565	(唐)玄奘奉詔訳	谷村文庫	1-23/タ/25貴
RB00013306	三国史記 50巻	金富軾奉宣撰	一般貴重書(和)	5-46/サ/1貴
RB00013309	懲毖録(雑記) 16巻		一般貴重書(和)	5-46/チ/1貴
RB00013331	大明一統志 90巻		一般貴重書(和)	5-86/タ/1貴
RB00013390	四種彙粋類纂		一般貴重書(和)	7-02/シ/2貴
RB00013407	類聚医方		一般貴重書(和)	7-02/ル/1貴
RB00013444	山草堂集 第1-12帙(第1-10,第11欠,第12-16,第17欠,第18-22,第23-25欠,第26-27)	(明)郝敬輯	一般貴重書(和)	10-02/サ/1貴, 10-02/サ/2貴
RB00013447	百川学海 10集(甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸)	(宋)左圭編	一般貴重書(和)	10-02/ヒ/1貴
RB00013459	芝峯類説 20巻	李睟光(朝鮮, 1563-1628) 著	一般貴重書(和)	10-04/シ/1貴
RB00013464	古言 2巻	(明)鄭曉	一般貴重書(和)	10-06/コ/1貴
RB00013465	丹鉛総録 27巻	(明)楊慎撰・梁佐校	一般貴重書(和)	10-06/タ/1貴
RB00013672	大明一統志 90巻序目1巻	(明)李賢等奉敕修	一般貴重書(和)	5-86/タ/2 貴
RB00013673	雅尚斎遵生八牋 19巻総目1巻	(明)高濂撰	一般貴重書(和)	7-02/シ/19 貴
RB00017448	如如居士語録 三十四巻		蔵経書院文庫	藏/17/シ/13