蔵書印

• 読み: ぞうしょいん
• ローマ字: zōshoin
• 漢字の分解: 蔵 (zō/kura) — storehouse, to store; 書 (sho/ka) — writings, book; 印 (in/shirushi) — seal, stamp
• 発音: /zoːɕo.iɴ/

意味

Bookplate; ownership stamp affixed to a book to indicate its owner; ex libris. A seal or stamp placed inside a book to identify its collector or institution.

Historically used by scholars, aristocrats, and libraries to mark their book collections. Can be a simple inked stamp, a carved seal impression, or an elaborate artistic label. The practice was imported from China and flourished in Japan from the Edo period. Also written 蔵書票 in the Western ex libris tradition.

例文

1. 古本屋で見つけた本には明治時代の蔵書印が押されていた。
2. 著名な学者の旧蔵書に捺された蔵書印は歴史的価値がある。
3. 自分だけの蔵書印を作ってコレクションに使っている。

使い方ガイド

場面: book collecting, libraries, antiquarian books, calligraphy

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 蔵 (to store, storehouse) and 書 (writings, books) and 印 (seal, stamp). Literally means 'seal of the stored books,' denoting an owner's mark on a personal library.

文化的背景

時代: Edo–Modern

世代: Scholars and collectors

社会的背景: Educated elite