1854 Treatise on Manufacture and Uses of Potassium Nitrate (Saltpeter) by Satō Nobuhiro 佐藤信淵 - Kaei 7 (1854)
by Satō Nobuhiro 佐藤信淵
1854 Treatise on Manufacture and Uses of Potassium Nitrate (Saltpeter)
by Satō Nobuhiro 佐藤信淵
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Samurai Author Advocated Westernization in Order to Resist European Powers and Establish Japanese Hegemony in Asia
硝石製造辨 [Shōseki seizōben], printed in Edo in Kaei 7 (1854). Traditional accordion-fold sewn binding; 12.5 x 18 cm; title page, three unnumbered text pages, 11 unnumbered pages with full-page illustrations, two unnumbered text pages, 28 numbered text leaves, colophon. Moderate wear, good condition overall.
A samurai of the Kubota clan in present-day Akita Prefecture, Satō Nobuhiro (1769-1850) learned the basics of agriculture and mining at a young age. At 16, he made his way to Edo and studied rangaku (literally, Dutch studies, i.e., Western science), particularly medicine, astronomy and military science. He traveled extensively through Japan, advising various daimyo on adopting Western technology to resist Western incursion and developing Japanese agriculture to accomplish economic expansion. He was an early advocate of invading Manchuria to attack China and for using the Ryukyus as a stepping stone to the Philippines and Southeast Asia. This treatise on manufacturing saltpeter, a critical ingredient of gunpowder, from manure and urine is typical of Satō's approach. It is relatively uncommon, and there is at least one other edition with the same title page, numbered text pages and colophon, but with newer illustrations. This copy collates to that at the University of Kyoto, whose copy is torn and severely defaced. There are currently at least three copies on the Japanese market dated 1854 but with edition not specified. They range from $830 to $1850.
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- Place of Publication Edo (Tokyo)
- Date Published Kaei 7 (1854)
- Keywords Japan Firearms Military Technology
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