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About these materials
The materials were primarily displayed at the 2014 and 2016 exhibition entitled "Autograph manuscripts and original artwork of well-known people" and their copyright protection period has expired. The NDL Digital Collections contains images for most of these items.
Explanatory notes
Explanatory notes are authored by National Diet Library employees.
- The National Diet Library call number are showed in [ ].
- A displayed next to an NDL Call No. or in the explanatory notes indicates a link to the National Diet Library Digital Collections. A indicates a link to the NDL Search. A
indicates a link to the digital exhibition "Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures". - The figures on the top page, clockwise from top, are Fukuzawa Yukichi, Ota Nanpo, Goto Shinpei, Sakamoto Ryoma, and Yosano Akiko.
Update information
- Provision started on April 18, 2017
- On March 19, 2026, we have added content from Autograph Manuscripts and Original Artwork of Well-Known People 2, exhibited in 2016, to our newly redesigned website.
Reproduction of the contents
If you wish to reproduce any item or any portion of any item (image, document, article, data, etc.) in this exhibition, please complete the reproduction request form and send to us in advance.
Please note that in some cases, you cannot use an image that belongs to another institution or posted with the permission of the copyright-holder.
Before using these digital images or commentary, please read the Terms of Use of Contents of the National Diet Library website.
The Terms of Use of the National Diet Library Digital Exhibitions that was in effect until February 2025 can be found on the Web Archiving Project (WARP) website. There have been no changes made to the terms and conditions regarding reproduction and reuse of content(As of March 2025).
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