中山伝信録 巻一 / Record of transmitted facts of Chūzan, vol. 1

Written by Xu Baoguang (Jpn., Jo Hokō). A print made in Japan, and published in 1766. A Heianran'en print. Compiled by Fukuten'yū in Kyoto. Published by Zeniya Zenbei of Heian Shorin Yūsanbō. Consists of six volumes with a folding book case. There are three ownership stamps: the Hachisuka family of Tokushima Domain, Shibano Ritsuzan, and Frank Hawley. The first volume describes the two ships of Chinese envoys, the duties of the crew, the routes, voyage logs, the methods of measuring time, the methods of reading the wind, the divine prophecies from Tenpi (the Goddess of the Sea) in answer to prayers, the mystic formulas recited during the ritual of worshipping the sea god, etc. Some dots and notes in red ink can be found in some parts of the text.(Updated on January 8, 2016)