● "Late Edo Period - Early Meiji Period Old Documents: A Collection of Long Letters | Valuable Historical Materials Recording Politics, Social Conditions, and Loyalty | Cursive Script" ● What is written (interpretation and modern translation) ■ Nature of the Documents Highly likely to be from the late Edo period to the early Meiji period. Very long private letters in cursive script. The sender is from the samurai class or intellectuals (temples/shrines, local gentry, upper-class merchants). The content is a mix of "politics, social conditions, local governance, personnel, loyalty, hardship, and feelings." ■ Important words that appear repeatedly "Loyalty," "The Authorities," "Judgment," "Governance" "Hardship," "Difficulty," "Farmers," "Townspeople" "Reform," "Austerity," "Officials" "Written document," "Notice," "Judgment document" ■ Summary of the content (modern Japanese) > The governance of the country and the domain is not going as planned, The state of officials, the difficulty of reform, The plight of the people (farmers and townspeople) is lamented. Although I myself am trying to be loyal due to my position, The reality does not go as ideally planned, I lament the disorder of the world and the changing of people's hearts. Even so, without forgetting reason, I record it for future generations, --This is a private letter mixed with thoughts, records, and petitions. It is not just a greeting letter, but has value as "intellectual history and social history material." ● Value assessment as antiques and old documents ◎ Strong positive factors ・Extremely long, spanning multiple sheets, not just one. ・The content is not abstract but concrete criticism of politics and social conditions. ・The cursive script is advanced (= subject of research and collection). ・Good preservation condition (almost no tears or damage). ・The ink is dark, and the brushwork is good. ● Title ● "Late Edo Period - Early Meiji Period Old Documents: A Collection of Long Letters | Valuable Historical Materials Recording Politics, Social Conditions, and Loyalty | Cursive Script" ● Description > These are very long old documents (letters) believed to be from the late Edo period to the early Meiji period. Politics, social conditions, the plight of the people, loyalty, and the state of officials are described in detail. It is not just a greeting letter, but it is extremely rich in content, allowing you to understand the ideas and social conditions of the time. These are handwritten documents in cursive script, with a very large amount of text. Suitable for old document research, local history research, and collection purposes. There are no noticeable tears or damage, and the preservation condition is good. * We have not conducted a professional appraisal, so please make your judgment based on the images. ● Keyword Tags Old documents Edo period Meiji period Letters Cursive script Japanese paper Handwritten Historical materials Antiques Antique Japanese history Intellectual history Local history Samurai Old books