TYPE: Manuscript
DIMENSIONS: 7 X 10 1/2 inches
COMPONENTS: 41 pages of laws and regulations
ITEM ID: 1091
Laws & Regulations of the Gonin Gumi
DATE
Decade: 1700s
Century: 18th (1701-1800)
Notes: Edo period
Early Edo manuscript of the ‘Gonin Gumi:’ five households responsible to the Tokugawa Shogun for enforcing laws and defending the Shogunate against ronin (master-less samurai).
This volume has 41 pages of laws and regulations, which include Anti-Christian edicts, laws against prostitution, gambling, etc.
Asia/Africa
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