@article{oai:jissen.repo.nii.ac.jp:00002105, author = {小林, 修}, journal = {実践女子大学下田歌子記念女性総合研究所 年報, The Annual Bulletin of the Shimoda Utako Research Institute for Woman}, month = {Mar}, note = {Through analysis of Tsuchinoto Midoshi Kugatsu Bibo no Ki (A Memoir of September 1869) written by Juzo Hirao, describing his daughter’s genius for poetry through the events of a day in September 1869, this paper examines the outstanding talents of Utako Shimoda (Seki Hirao) for composing tanka poetry and her reputation in her childhood before her move to Tokyo, which brought her an unexpected encounter with a regional inspector of the Imperial Court. At that time, Juzo, a loyalist of the Iwamura clan, was kept in domiciliary confinement for unclear reasons. This paper also examines the memoir’s description of his confinement.}, pages = {(19)--(34)}, title = {上京以前の下田歌子 ― 父・平尾鍒蔵筆「己巳九月備忘の記」より ―}, volume = {5}, year = {2019} }