per, _Asiatic Society Transactions_, vol. vi., part
ii., p. 16.

173 For the text of this edict see Dickson's _Japan_, p. 172.

174 See Satow and Hawes' _Handbook_, 2d ed., p. 72.

175 See Dening's _Life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi_, p. 405.

176 See Adams' _History of Japan_, vol. i., p. 66.

177 See Dening's _Life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi_, p. 263.

178 We are indebted to Mr. W. G. Aston for a full and clear account of
Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea, which he had derived not only from
Japanese books and documents, but from Korean sources which, until
his researches, were inaccessible. See _Asiatic Society
Transactions_, vol. vi., p. 227; ix., pp. 87, 213.

179 The peculiarly Eastern form of expression is noticeable in
announcing these presents: "You will find enclosed a list of some of
the poor productions of our country, which we beg you will refrain
from laughing at immoderately."

180 He became one of the most famous heroes of Japan, and is worshipped
under the name of Seishoko, at a shrine connected with the temple of
Hommonji at Ikegami. Satow and Hawes' _Handbook_, p. 30.

181 See Mr. Satow's identification of this name. _Asiatic Society
Transactions_, vol. vii., p. 151.

182 See Mr. Aston's paper, _Asiatic Society Transactions_, vol. ix., p.
90.

183 A Japanese scholar could read such a document in the ideographic
Chinese characters without translation; but Taiko Sama was not a
scholar and therefore was not aware of the purport of the document
until it was translated to him.

184 See Mr. Aston's description of this humiliating scene as given in
_Asiatic Society Transactions_, vol. ix., p. 217; also Dening's
_Life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi_, p. 360.

185 See Satow and Hawes' _Handbook_, p. 369.

186 See Dening's _Life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi_, p. 380.

187 See Mr. Satow's paper entitled "The Korean Potters in Satsuma,"
_Asiatic Society Transactions_, vol. vi., p. 193; also as referred
to in Mr. Satow's paper, Mr. Ninagawa's _Notice Historique et
Descriptive sur les Arts et Industries Japonais_, part v., Tokyo,
1877.

188 "In point of fact, however, making Ongoschio (Ieyasu) regent was
placing a goat in charge of a kitchen garden."--_Warenius_, p. 20.

189 See Satow and Hawes' _Handbook_, p. 368.

190 See the pedigree of Ieyasu as given in _Mi