Ichimei Norumanton no Uta: Hitan no Ikkyoku

Somei, Ittekisei [original song by] ; Shibata, Seikichi [handwritten by].

Publication Date: 1886

About this Item

A manuscript record of a song composed about the 1886 Normanton Incident, in which the British merchant ship the Normanton was wrecked o the coast of Wakayama. While the whole British crew on board managed to escape in lifeboats, all 25 Japanese passengers were left to perish. Th e neglect of the Japanese passengers caused an uproar in Japan, and resulted in strong anti-British sentiment and renewed criticism of the Unequal Treaties . Th e lyrics in this small text, by Somei Ittekisei (of whom no records could be found in Japanese databases), were made for an arrangement of French musician Charles Leroux s military song Battotai , to spread the news of the tragedy to the general public. An interesting document showing the anti-British sentiment and move to abolish the Unequal Treaties triggered by the Normanton incident. Original wrappers, worn, with a few stains, lightly wormholed. Loss to text due to wormholing. Small stains present. Overall good only for age. 1 v., complete. 7 leaves. 10.8 x 13 cm. Text in Japanese. Seller Inventory # 748

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ichimei Norumanton no Uta: Hitan no Ikkyoku

Publication Date: 1886

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Good