Edo

so the hatiori, matsumushi, and other insects will probably come to the lanterns in great number.

It would also seem that the trade of insect seller, mushiya, existed in the seventeenth century, for in a diary of that time, known as the Diary of the Kikaku, the writer speaks of his disappointment at not finding any insect dealers in Yedo, tolerably good evidence that he had met such persons elsewhere.

On the thirteenth day of the sixth month, of the fourth year, of Teikyo, I went out, he writes, to look for Kirigurusu sellers.

I searched for them in Yotsuya, in Kojimachi, in Hango, in Yushimasa, and in both divisions of Kanda Tsudemacho, but I found none.

3.

The regular trade in musical insects is of a comparatively modern origin.

In Tokyo, its beginnings date back only to the Kwanzae era, 1789-1800, at which period, however, the capital of the Shogunata was still called Yedo.

A complete history of the business was recently placed in my hands, a history partly compiled from old documents and partly from traditions preserved in the families of several noted insect merchants of the present day.

I have prepared many lanterns, so the hatiori, matsumushi, and other insects will probably come to the lanterns in great number.

It would also seem that the trade of insect seller, mushiya, existed in the 17th century, for in a diary of that time, known as the Diary of the Kikaku, the writer speaks of his disappointment at not finding any insect dealers in Yedo, tolerably good evidence that he had met such persons elsewhere.

On the thirteenth day of the sixth month, of the fourth year, of Teikyo, I went out, he writes, to look for Kirigurusu sellers.

I searched for them in Yotsuya, in Kojimachi, in Hango, in Yushimasa, and in both divisions of Kanda Tsudemacho, but I found none.

3.

The regular trade in musical insects is of a comparatively modern origin.

In Tokyo, its beginnings date back only to the Kwanzae era, 1789-1800, at which period, however, the capital of the Shogunata was still called Yedo.

A complete history of the business was recently placed in my hands, a history partly compiled from old documents and partly from traditions preserved in the families of several noted insect merchants of the present day.

The oldest dolls did not represent the emperor and empress, but simply a man and a woman, and were modeled closely after the old white paper dolls of the religious ceremony.

When the Tokugawa shoguns had firmly established their splendid court at Edo, a decree was issued designating the five feast days upon which the daimyos were to present themselves at the shogun's palace and offer their congratulations.

One of the days thus appointed was the third day of the third month.

It is believed that the giving of the chief place at the feast to effigies of the emperor and empress was a part of the policy of the shogunate, a policy which aimed to keep alive the spirit of loyalty to the throne, while at the same time the occupant of the throne remained a puppet in the hands of his vice-gerent.

The uniform had probably never been worn in actual warfare, but its owner had been trained in the use of the long-handled spear, the cover of which she had kept stored away all these years, and had regarded herself as liable to be called into action at any time as one of the home guard, when the male retainers of her lord were in the field.

There are in the shops of Tokyo today hundreds of colored prints illustrating the splendor of the shogunate, for the fine clothes, the pageants, the show and display that ended with the fall of the house of Tokugawa are still dear to the popular mind.

In these one sees reproduced, in more than their original brilliancy of coloring, the daimyos with their trains of uniformed retainers proceeding in stately pageant into the palace of the shogun, the games, the dances, the reviews held before the shogun himself, the princess with her train of ladies and attendants visiting the cherry blossoms at Ueno, or crossing some swift but shallow river on her journey to Edo.

There one sees the fleet of red-lacquered pleasure barges in which the shogun with his court sailed up the river to Mukojima in the spring to view the cherry trees which bloom along the banks for miles.

Therefore the way to the fields will not be lonesome for us.' I have prepared many lanterns, so the hatiori, matsumushi, and other insects will probably come to the lanterns in great number.

It would also seem that the trade of insect seller, mushiya, existed in the seventeenth century, for in a diary of that time, known as the Diary of the Kikaku, the writer speaks of his disappointment at not finding any insect dealers in Yedo, tolerably good evidence that he had met such persons elsewhere.

On the thirteenth day of the sixth month, of the fourth year, of Teikyo, I went out, he writes, to look for Kirigurusu sellers.

I searched for them in Yotsuya, in Kojimachi, in Hango, in Yushimasa, and in both divisions of Kanda Tsudemacho, but I found none.

3.

The regular trade in musical insects is of a comparatively modern origin.

In Tokyo, its beginnings date back only to the Kwanzae era, 1789-1800, at which period, however, the capital of the Shogunata was still called Yedo.

A complete history of the business was recently placed in my hands, a history partly compiled from old documents and partly from traditions preserved in the families of several noted insect merchants of the present day.

The oldest dolls did not represent the emperor and empress, but simply a man and a woman, and were modeled closely after the old white paper dolls of the religious ceremony.

When the Tokugawa shoguns had firmly established their splendid court at Edo, a decree was issued designating the five feast days upon which the daimyos were to present themselves at the shogun's palace and offer their congratulations.

One of the days thus appointed was the third day of the third month.

It is believed that the giving of the chief place at the feast to effigies of the emperor and empress was a part of the policy of the shogunate, a policy which aimed to keep alive the spirit of loyalty to the throne, while at the same time the occupant of the throne remained a puppet in the hands of his vice-gerent.

They do not consider themselves a servile class, nor the military rulers as beyond criticism or reproach, but are ready to speak boldly for their rights whenever an opportunity occurs.

There is a pathetic story told by Mithford's Tales of Old Japan.

Of a peasant, the headman of his village, who goes to Edo to present to the shogun a complaint on behalf of his fellow villagers of the extortions and exactions of his daimyo.

He's unable to get anyone to present his memorial to the shogun, so at least he stops to the great lord's palanquin in the street, an act in itself punishable to death, and thrusts the paper forcibly into his hand.

I have prepared many lanterns, so the hatiori, matsumushi, and other insects will probably come to the lanterns in great number.

It would also seem that the trade of insect seller, mushiya, existed in the 17th century, for in a diary of that time, known as the Diary of the Kikaku, the writer speaks of his disappointment at not finding any insect dealers in Yedo, tolerably good evidence that he had met such persons elsewhere.

On the 13th day of the 6th month of the 4th year of Teikyo, I went out, he writes, to look for kirigirusu sellers.

I searched for them in Yotsuya, in Kojimachi, in Hango, in Yoshimasa, and in both divisions of Kanda Tsurumacho, but I found none.

But even today, city dwellers, when giving a party, will sometimes place cages of singing insects among the garden shrubbery so that the guests may enjoy not only the music of the little creatures, but also those memories or sensations of rural peace which such music evokes.

Three, the regular trade in musical insects is of a comparatively modern origin.

In Tokyo, its beginnings date back only to the Kwanza era, 1789 to 1800, at which period, however, the capital of the Shogunata was still called Yedo.

A complete history of the business was recently placed in my hands, a history partly compiled from old documents and partly from traditions preserved in the families of several noted insect merchants of the present day.

I have prepared many lanterns, so the hatiori, matsumushi, and other insects will probably come to the lanterns in great number.

It would also seem that the trade of insect seller, mushiya, existed in the 17th century, for in a diary of that time, known as the Diary of the Kikaku, the writer speaks of his disappointment at not finding any insect dealers in Yedo, tolerably good evidence that he had met such persons elsewhere.

On the thirteenth day of the sixth month, of the fourth year, of Teikyo, I went out, he writes, to look for Kirigurusu sellers.

I searched for them in Yotsuya, in Kojimachi, in Hango, in Yushimasa, and in both divisions of Kanda Tsudemacho, but I found none.

3.

The regular trade in musical insects is of a comparatively modern origin.

In Tokyo, its beginnings date back only to the Kwanzae era, 1789-1800, at which period, however, the capital of the Shogunata was still called Yedo.

A complete history of the business was recently placed in my hands, a history partly compiled from old documents and partly from traditions preserved in the families of several noted insect merchants of the present day.