1586 · Hand-coloured woodcut and letterpress broadside
Newe Zeyttung auss der Insel Japonien
Michael Manger, printer
Why it matters
The broadside turned the Tenshō embassy into portable European news. Its composition uses court dress and Jesuit symbols to present Japanese diplomacy as visible proof of mission success.
- Publication
- Newe Zeyttung auss der Insel Japonien
- Holding institution
- Main Library, Kyoto University
- Shelfmark
- 5-6/N/17貴; registration no. 968943
Citation
Manger, Michael, printer. Newe Zeyttung auss der Insel Japonien. Augsburg, 1586. Main Library, Kyoto University, 5-6/N/17貴, RB00007683.
