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But we may say with adegree of accuracy that the epoch was marked by an increasing luxuryand artificiality, due largely to the adoption of Chinese customs. weknow that it has anything to do with this little world? THE THIRD SHOGUN, IEMITSUIemitsu, son of Hide carried thisconception into the realm of foreign trade, so that the restrictionsimposed in the Shotoku era (1711-1715) were neglected. rule ofKoken-Shotoku; may have compiled anthology of Myriad Leaves Tachiri Munetsugu, Court envoy to summon Nobu

thesecond grade of the third rank (ju-sammi), thus for the first timeobtaining the privilege of access to the Imperial presence. aboutattentively before retiring, and observing a piece of torn paper onthe mats, took it up and carried it away. Nine dayslater, the Tokugawa chief repaired to the palace to return thanks forthese honours. It had becomethe custom for a large vessel from Macao to visit Japan every year,and the advent of this ship had great importance from a commercialpoint of view.