The Mitsubishi Corporation Summer School in Early Modern Japanese Palaeography held at the University of Cambridge (Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Department of East Asian Studies) brings together wonderful scholars from all over the world together, sharing their passion for early modern Japan.
Over the years the Summer School has led to incredibly productive research collaborations.
Find below a few outcomes of such collaborations.
Published work
- James Harry Morris (モリス・ジェームズ・ハリー) and Anna Dulina (ドゥーリナ・アンナ), “Meiji sannen no Takasa-mura kara hininban ga tōjō suru ‘Kirishitan shūmon aratame chō’ ni tsuite” 明治三年の高佐村から非人番が登場する「切支丹宗門改帳」について, FY2023 WIAS Research Bulletin (早稲田大学高等研究所紀要) 16, pp. 50 (19)-42 (27) (March 2024).
- James Harry Morris and Christoph Reichenbaecher, “Notes on an Edo Period Ranking of Tautological Expressions (Jūgon mitate banzuke),” FY2023 WIAS Research Bulletin (早稲田大学高等研究所紀要) 16, pp. 31-41 (March 2024).
- James Harry Morris and Damian Duduś, “Notes on a Certificate of Religious Affiliation (Shūshi shōmon),” FY2024 WIAS Research Bulletin (早稲田大学高等研究所紀要) 17, pp. 61-64 (March 2025).
- James Harry Morris and Damian Duduś, “Notes on a document recording the death of the descendant of a Christian (ruizoku) from Mori Village, Usuki Domain,” FY2024 WIAS Research Bulletin (早稲田大学高等研究所紀要) 17, pp. 65-70 (March 2025).
Projects and Research Grants
- An Introduction to Edo Period Population Registers: Transcription, Translation, and their Utility
Funded by Japan Past & Present
Members: James Harry MorrisChristoph ReichenbaecherDamiam DuduśJosé EchánizSamuel F. KuivenhovenMiyuki Takahashi
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