Old print edition. This copy, also referred to as Hideyori version, was published by Toyotomi Hideyori in Keichō 11 (1606). This book was intended for emperor’s education that describes admirable as well as wrongful deeds by Chinese emperors from ancient to Song dynasty with illustration and commentary presented for each deed. The Ming dynasty edition with the foreword authored by Wanli (1573) is the first printed edition. This is the first old print edition with illustration in history. Illustrations are woodblock print works, spanning front and back sides of pages. Teikanzu, which became beloved subjects by Kanō school artists in the early modern period is known to be the influence of illustrations presented in『Teikanzu Compendium』. This book came in three types: Dated version with the afterword at the end of the book; undated version with no afterword; and version printed with plates rearranged with movable types of identical kind. This collection is the undated version. Each volume’s end has records of Keichō 18 (1613) left by Kansho, Ashikaga School’s 10th director.(en)
