This is the lower part of the catalog for the "Matsushima Scrolls." The scenes depicted are those of Jishoji Temple, Daido Hall, the hidden waterfall, Kiyomizu Kannon, Haran no Taki, and Gansenji Temple. Among them, Daido Hall was lost during the Meiji 35th year flood, but it was a beautiful garden even visited by the Meiji Emperor. This material is valuable as it allows us to imagine the past scenes.
日光名所絵巻の下巻です。場面は、寂光寺、大日堂、裏見の滝、清滝観音、般若滝、華厳の滝、そして中禅寺を描いています。なかでも大日堂は明治35年の洪水で流失しましたが、明治天皇も立ち寄られたほどの美しい庭園でした。この資料はかつての様子をうかがうことができる貴重な資料といえます。
View the original at Japan Search →Article 1 states the purpose plainly: prevent trade in stolen goods, find them quickly, and speed the recovery of victims. Article 2 then defines a used article to include, in the same breath, art objects held for appreciation. Dealing in them requires a licence.
The cool part. Article 16 requires a dealer to record every transaction: the date, the item and quantity, its distinguishing features, and the address, name, occupation and age of the other party. Article 15 requires that a dealer who suspects an item is stolen report it to a police officer immediately. So the antique trade runs on a register the police may read, and a painting becomes a second-hand article the moment it has been used once.
Verify at e-Gov 法令検索 →Use it The border is the idea. Use it as an edge treatment and leave the centre empty.
Description source: museum curator text, translated — not generated