Overview
- Historical manuscripts (369 items) which were handed down in the Shirokiya Omura Family of Shirokiya, a (kimono/sundries) store which had its flagship shop in Kyoto, in early modern period, and 4 shops in Edo – Nihonbashi shop at Nihonbashi Tori Icchoume, Ichigaya, Tomizawacho and Bakurocho.
- The collection consists of documents regarding the management of stores in Edo and documents related to trade partners such as the Tokumi-Doiya.
Searching the Catalogue / Digital Archives
- With Engel, the catalogue can be searched and all documents can be viewed as graphics.
Catalogue
- 『白木屋文書目録 (Shirokiya monjo mokuroku)』Historical Documents of Economic, the Library of Economics, the Univ. of Tokyo, 1986.3
Reproductions
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ISHII Kanji, HAYASHI Reiko, eds.『白木屋文書 問屋株帳 (Shirokiya monjo ton-ya kabucho)』るぼわ書房 (rubowa shobo), 1998.3
- HAYASHI Reiko, TANIMOTO Masayuki, eds.『白木屋文書 諸問屋記録 (Shirokiya monjo shoton-ya kiroku)』るぼわ書房 (rubowa shobo), 2001.4
References
- HAYASHI Reiko「白木屋文書目録解題 (Shirokiya monjo mokuroku kaidai)」『白木屋文書目録 (Shirokiya monjo mokuroku)』Historical Documents of Economic, the Library of Economics, the Univ. of Tokyo, 1986.3
- ISHII Kanji「白木屋文書目録について (Shirokiya monjo mokuroku ni tsuite)」『白木屋文書目録 (Shirokiya monjyo mokuroku)』Historical Documents of Economic, the Library of Economics, the Univ. of Tokyo, 1986.3
Related Collections
- 『武蔵国江戸日本橋白木屋大村家文書 (Musashi no kuni Edo Nihonbashi Shirokiya Omura ke monjo)』held by the National Institute of Japanese Literature
- 『江戸白木屋文書 (Edo Shirokiya monjo)』held by Legal History Materials Reading Room, Libraries of Graduate Schools for Law and Politics / Faculty of Law, the Univ. of Tokyo
Contacts
- Resources and Historical Collections Office
