抄録
In this paper, we first overview the formation and history of the “Honzō
Dōshokubutsu Zufu 本草動植物図譜” (Honzō Natural History Album of
Animals and Plants) and “Keizan Shasei 渓山写生” (Keizan’s Sketches from
Life) by Kyoto Confucianist and Honzō naturalist Yamamoto Ayao 山本
章夫 (1827-1903, pseudonym Keigu, later Keizan), from Yamamoto Dokushoshitsu
Collection, deposited at the Kyoto Institute, Library and Archives.
Next, we present a catalogue (Table 1) of 363 sheets of the fish shasei-zu
写生図 (sketches from life) contained in both texts. We identify the species
of fish found here, giving particular attention to species thought to have
been collected in Mie Prefecture and compare them with the current fish
fauna of Mie Prefecture, examining the dialectical fish names recorded in
the fish shasei-zu.
