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19世紀初頭の琉球王国と薩摩藩の船旗 (Flag of Ryukyu and Satsuma in the early 19th century). Quoted from Mamoru Akamine "The Ryukyu Kingdom" (for the ship on the left): "Any tribute ship sailing out of harbor flew a flag reading 進貢 (shinkō, bearing tribute). It also bore a variety of magical talismans to help ensure safe passage across the sea. The ship’s prow was painted with the face of a shīsā, a lion dog, marked with the character 王, “king.” Giant eyes were painted on both sides of the ship, and triangular flags, five-colored flags, and the hinomaru [a red circle on a white background] flew from all three masts. The mainmast carried a weather- vane flag, as well as a splendid “centipede flag” [mukadebata] more than ten meters in length. On the rear mast fluttered a smaller centipede flag, and the “seven stars flag” [J. shichisei-hata], representing the North Star. The hinomaru represented a wish for clear weather; the five- colored flags called on the five ele ments in yin- yang cosmology [metal, wood, water, fire, and earth] to fend off evil spirits. The centipede flag was flown because a traditional story told how the great centipede could intimidate malicious sea deities and ensure good weather. The North Star flag showed the seven stars of the Great Dipper (Ursa Major), believed to be the chariot carrying the Great Emperor of the North, who provided protection against disaster. In addition, the shīsā marked with the character for “king,” painted on the front end of the ship, had the magical power to keep away the evil deities and magical monsters living in the sea. The custom of setting the head of a shīsā at the ship’s prow was copied from the bird ships of Fujian. A Bōsahata, a religious banner, flew near the location of the Bōsa’s shrine at the stern of the ship. Alongside it flew a flag for Kanteiō [Ch. Guān dì wáng]. The Ryukyu Kingdom took Kantei as its guardian demon; with his military prowess, Kantei’s name symbolized strength and intimidation. Thus the tribute ships were provided with a variety of magical protective charms; in addition, the ships were brightly painted with blue, red, black, and yellow, primary colors that could easily be distinguished from afar." |
| Date | 19th century |
| Source | 琉球貿易図屏風 (Ryukyu Boeki Zu Byobu) in the japanese book "図説琉球王国 (Zusetsu Ryuku Okoku)" |
| Author | Unknown author |
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