Nabeshima dantsu: a domain monopoly banned from public sale
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- Date
- 1688–1704
- Collection
- Tuft the World research brief: The Non-English Record
- Publisher
- Saga Prefecture; Nabeshima Hōkōkai (Chōkokan museum); Yoshijima-ke (maker)
- Themes
- Global diffusion of tufting, Woven carpet
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Research notes
Origin in the Genroku era (1688–1704). The third Saga lord 鍋島綱茂 granted a rice stipend to protect the technique, made it an official domain product, and banned sale to the general public. Citation check (Oct 2026, from search results; pages not opened): confirmed. Confirmed: the 3rd Saga lord 鍋島綱茂 promoted it and made it a domain 御用品 (Saga Pref.). It was a monthly gift to the shogun and sale to the public was banned (Nabeshima Hōkōkai). The ban was lifted in Meiji. The rice-stipend (扶持米) detail comes from the maker Yoshijima-ke and the 緞通碑 at 苗運寺, so it is tradition. The Genroku-era origin is per the maker's own copy. Source: 鍋島緞通 (Nabeshima dantsu) – 佐賀県 (Saga Prefecture). Found at: https://www.pref.saga.lg.jp/kiji00325321/index.html Also: https://www.nabeshima.or.jp/collection/index.php?mode=display_itemdetail&id=55 · https://www.nabeshimadantsu.jp/about/ · https://online.bunka.go.jp/heritages/detail/149557