Manners and customs of the Japanese, in the nineteenth century / From recent Dutch visitors of Japan, and the German of Dr. Ph. Fr. von Siebold.

Date:
1841
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Manners and customs of the Japanese, in the nineteenth century / From recent Dutch visitors of Japan, and the German of Dr. Ph. Fr. von Siebold. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION. OBJECT OF THE WORK—SOURCES OF INFORMATION. CHAPTER I. ARRIVAL IN THE BAY OF NAGASAKI. Intercourse of the Dutch with Japan.—Voyage.—Shipwrecked Ja- panese.—Illegality and danger of their quitting their sinking vessel.—Approach to Kiusiu.—Appearance of the country.— Bay of Nagasaki. —Japanese precautions prior to a ship’s entering the bay—and on land.—Smuggling.—Exclusion of a President’s wife. — Reasons. — Personal appearance of the Japanese. — Dress. — Ensigns of rank. — Uses of the fan. - Pnge 5—23 CHAPTER II. LIFE AT DEZIMA. Factitious island.—Factory.—Confinement of the Dutch therein.— Restrictions upon their intercourse with natives.—With ser-