This picture scroll, commonly called "寛永行幸記" (Kan’ei Gyokoki: record of a royal visit in the Kan’ei era), shows the royal visit of the Emperor Gomizunoo to Iemitsu Tokugawa, the 3rd Shogun in the Edo period, and Hidetada Tokugawa, his father, in the Nijo Castle (Nijojo), Kyoto. As the pictures were typeset as well as the letters, the same picture appears repeatedly. This material is unique in the Japanese history of printing, so it is of importance in the study of printing techniques and methods for old movable type editions.

This has the same contents as the previous item. The difference is that this is dai nishu bon [*], whereas the previous one is dai isshu bon [*].
Most of the “types of pictures” are the same as used in the previous material. Only a small part was added to make up for something lacking. On the other hand, the types of letters are different.
This material is precious because there are not many copies in existence, though it is not in a good state, and it has a paging disorder that apparently occurred in the process of rebinding, discoloration of paper and scribbles.

This material gives a graphic representation of feudal warlords’ “Uma-jirushi (battle standards),” which were placed by their horses to show their whereabouts and encampments. This is very important in the history of printing, because it was printed in color in the early Edo period and can be regarded as the forerunner of nishiki-e (colored woodblock prints), which appeared in the Meiwa era (1764-72). The NDL holding, which has been designated as a rare book, is the only set in existence which has all volumes.