NOVA TRADUÇÃO DE TEPPOKI (CRÓNICA DA ESPINGARDA). UMA NOVA PERSPECTIVA. SOBRE AS DATAS DO DESCOBRIMENTO DO JAPÃO《鐵炮記》新譯：有關發現日本的日期之新視角
This article proposes a new reading of the dates associated with the "discovery" of Japan, traditionally fixed at 1543, arguing that this consensus has been constructed primarily from Japanese and Iberian sources, with less attention paid to contemporaneous Chinese evidence. To fill this gap, the au...
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| description | This article proposes a new reading of the dates associated with the "discovery" of Japan, traditionally fixed at 1543, arguing that this consensus has been constructed primarily from Japanese and Iberian sources, with less attention paid to contemporaneous Chinese evidence. To fill this gap, the authors provide a new annotated translation of *Teppōki* (鐵炮記, "Chronicle of the Arquebus"), complementing it with the identification and discussion of a Chinese source published in 1592 that addresses the introduction of the arquebus and the production of gunpowder in Bungo. The methodology combines textual criticism and interlinguistic comparison among Chinese, Portuguese, and Japanese documentation, aiming to reconstruct the political and commercial contexts of Sino-Luso-Japanese contacts, especially during periods of maritime restrictions imposed by the Ming dynasty. The authors highlight that Chinese sources, although rarely describing the first landings directly, offer crucial information on mercantile networks and circulation dynamics, allowing for the contextualization of the Luso-Asian trajectory from Liampó (Shuangyu) and the role of intermediaries such as Wang Zhi (Wang Zhi / GohĿ). It is concluded that the dates should be reassessed in light of these networks and alternative chronologies, offering a more nuanced perspective on the chronology and mechanisms of the Portuguese arrival in Japan. |
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| spelling | NOVA TRADUÇÃO DE TEPPOKI (CRÓNICA DA ESPINGARDA). UMA NOVA PERSPECTIVA. SOBRE AS DATAS DO DESCOBRIMENTO DO JAPÃO《鐵炮記》新譯：有關發現日本的日期之新視角 This article proposes a new reading of the dates associated with the "discovery" of Japan, traditionally fixed at 1543, arguing that this consensus has been constructed primarily from Japanese and Iberian sources, with less attention paid to contemporaneous Chinese evidence. To fill this gap, the authors provide a new annotated translation of *Teppōki* (鐵炮記, "Chronicle of the Arquebus"), complementing it with the identification and discussion of a Chinese source published in 1592 that addresses the introduction of the arquebus and the production of gunpowder in Bungo. The methodology combines textual criticism and interlinguistic comparison among Chinese, Portuguese, and Japanese documentation, aiming to reconstruct the political and commercial contexts of Sino-Luso-Japanese contacts, especially during periods of maritime restrictions imposed by the Ming dynasty. The authors highlight that Chinese sources, although rarely describing the first landings directly, offer crucial information on mercantile networks and circulation dynamics, allowing for the contextualization of the Luso-Asian trajectory from Liampó (Shuangyu) and the role of intermediaries such as Wang Zhi (Wang Zhi / GohĿ). It is concluded that the dates should be reassessed in light of these networks and alternative chronologies, offering a more nuanced perspective on the chronology and mechanisms of the Portuguese arrival in Japan. Instituto Cultural de Macau Macau Review of Culture Articles July 2008 Jin Guo Ping & Wu Zhiliang |
| spellingShingle | NOVA TRADUÇÃO DE TEPPOKI (CRÓNICA DA ESPINGARDA). UMA NOVA PERSPECTIVA. SOBRE AS DATAS DO DESCOBRIMENTO DO JAPÃO《鐵炮記》新譯：有關發現日本的日期之新視角 Jin Guo Ping & Wu Zhiliang |
| title | NOVA TRADUÇÃO DE TEPPOKI (CRÓNICA DA ESPINGARDA). UMA NOVA PERSPECTIVA. SOBRE AS DATAS DO DESCOBRIMENTO DO JAPÃO《鐵炮記》新譯：有關發現日本的日期之新視角 |
| title_autocomplete | NOVA TRADUÇÃO DE TEPPOKI (CRÓNICA DA ESPINGARDA). UMA NOVA PERSPECTIVA. SOBRE AS DATAS DO DESCOBRIMENTO DO JAPÃO《鐵炮記》新譯：有關發現日本的日期之新視角 |
| title_full | NOVA TRADUÇÃO DE TEPPOKI (CRÓNICA DA ESPINGARDA). UMA NOVA PERSPECTIVA. SOBRE AS DATAS DO DESCOBRIMENTO DO JAPÃO《鐵炮記》新譯：有關發現日本的日期之新視角 |
| title_fullStr | NOVA TRADUÇÃO DE TEPPOKI (CRÓNICA DA ESPINGARDA). UMA NOVA PERSPECTIVA. SOBRE AS DATAS DO DESCOBRIMENTO DO JAPÃO《鐵炮記》新譯：有關發現日本的日期之新視角 |
| title_full_unstemmed | NOVA TRADUÇÃO DE TEPPOKI (CRÓNICA DA ESPINGARDA). UMA NOVA PERSPECTIVA. SOBRE AS DATAS DO DESCOBRIMENTO DO JAPÃO《鐵炮記》新譯：有關發現日本的日期之新視角 |
| title_short | NOVA TRADUÇÃO DE TEPPOKI (CRÓNICA DA ESPINGARDA). UMA NOVA PERSPECTIVA. SOBRE AS DATAS DO DESCOBRIMENTO DO JAPÃO《鐵炮記》新譯：有關發現日本的日期之新視角 |
| title_sort | nova tradução de teppoki (crónica da espingarda). uma nova perspectiva. sobre as datas do descobrimento do japão《鐵炮記》新譯：有關發現日本的日期之新視角 |
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