| 22 years passed between when it was finished and when it was published; this is thought to be due to the fact that a certain amount of time was necessary to revise the contents in light of the then-current circumstances of the Kikkawa family and the situation in the Kamigata region (the area surrounding Kyoto and Osaka). |
完成から出版までに22年もかかったのは、内容を改編する必要性と当時の吉川家中、上方情勢を見極めていたためと考えられている。 |