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(mononobe yoshikuni) a secondary stamp and " "
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yoshikuni): 21x21mm |
 (katsu
yasuyoshi): 30x19mm |
 (kaigun
gutsuu): 39x38mm |
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Collection |
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The Katsu Kaishu collection used to be held in the Nanki library,
but in 1925 the library was closed and it was returned to the Katsu family.
Then in 1929 it was replaced in the Seimei library.
However the collection was broken up after the Second World War.
Even today it is possible to find items from his collection in old book
stores.
The National Diet Library holds 400 items such as his manuscripts,
letters, published materials, and manuscripts in Dutch. This collection
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Name |
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Name: Yoshikuni
Middle name: After the Meiji restoration he changed Awanokami to Yasuyoshi.
Common name: Rintaro
Pen name: Kaishu |
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Occupation |
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Samurai warrior and politician |
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Biographical
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Katsu was born at Honjo Kamezawa-cho in Edo (old Tokyo).
In 1855 he was working on the translation of foreign literature,
whereupon he was sent to the Naval Academy established in Nagasaki. In
1860, he sailed across the Pacific in command of the warship Kanrinmaru
carrying a diplomatic delegation on a mission to America. At the Naval
Training Yards, he trained samurai from various clans and contributed
to develop the navy of the shogunate. He served as a mediator between
the shogunate and the overthrowing power where he met Saigo Takamori
and forced the surrender of Edo Castle. After the Meiji restoration he
became Lord High Admiral and following that he was an advisor to the
Privy Council.
His works include "Kaikoku Kigen" and "Suijin-roku"
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| "Gohonmaru Onokuomote Issunkei Sanbunnoichi
Soyane Ezu" |
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| "Voorschrift op het Tiraill-eren." |
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