A hand-coloured German broadside showing four young Japanese envoys in European dress around a centrally placed Jesuit, with German text above and below.

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
Rights
Free reuse with attribution; Main Library, Kyoto University

Citation

Manger, Michael, printer. Newe Zeyttung auss der Insel Japonien. Augsburg, 1586. Main Library, Kyoto University, 5-6/N/17貴, RB00007683.