"
FUNANIFUNE RENGA" is a rare historical manuscript preserved in the collection of the Sagami Women’s University Library. No reference can be found to this work in either the “
KOKUSYO SOUMOKUROKU” (Iwanami Shoten), the “
KOTENSEKI SOUMOKUROKU” (Iwanami Shoten), or the “
RENGA OUMOKUROKU”. Likewise, no corresponding copies of "
FUNANIFUNE RENGA" have ever been made public. While possible that a copy may exist in a private collection, it is very likely that the Sagami Women’s University manuscript is the only one in existence. Beyond its distinction as a unique surviving document, in estimation of what can be learned through the writings of the early-modern Sagara family, "
FUNANIFUNE RENGA" can indeed be considered a valuable reference and highly significant work.
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