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Letter from Sakamoto Ryoma to his Sister Otome and Wet Nurse Oyabe on the 9th Day of the 9th Month o

坂本龍馬関係書状 慶応元年九月九日 坂本乙女、おやべあて
Letter from Sakamoto Ryoma to his Sister Otome and Wet Nurse Oyabe on the 9th Day of the 9th Month o (坂本龍馬関係書状 慶応元年九月九日 坂本乙女、おやべあて)
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Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
1801–1900
Creator
Sakamoto Ryoma (坂本龍馬、坂本竜馬)
Dimensions
Height15.9cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-34

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Ryôma sent this letter-one of his longest-from the Teradaya Inn in Fushimi (Kyoto) to his sister, Otome, and wetnurse, Oyabe, in Tosa. It informs them of the circumstances and character of Narasaki Ryô, his future wife. In the ninth month of 1865 (the first year of Keiô), with the support of the Satsuma domain, he established the Kameyama troupe in Nagasaki. He continued to be active in his goal of allying himself to both Satsuma and Chôshû.

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Cite this page: “Letter from Sakamoto Ryoma to his Sister Otome and Wet Nurse Oyabe on the 9th Day of the 9th Month o(坂本龍馬関係書状 慶応元年九月九日 坂本乙女、おやべあて).” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-34. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/letter-from-sakamoto-ryoma-to-his-sister-otome-and-wet-nurse-oyabe-on-the-9th-day-of-the/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Genre: History
  • Size: Height15.9cm
  • Category: Historical materials:Historical records
  • 員数: 1通
  • 分類: 歴史
  • 時代世紀: 江戸時代 末期・19世紀
  • 法量: 縦15.9cm
  • 種別: 歴史資料:文書・記録類

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