朱しゅ印いん船せん

noun

red seal ship; shogunate-licensed trading ship

Historical term for Japanese merchant ships authorized by the Tokugawa shogunate to trade in Southeast Asia during the early Edo period (17th century).

• 朱しゅ印いん船せんは、江え戸ど時じ代だい初しょ期きに東とう南なんアジアとの貿ぼう易えきに使つかわれた。

  Red seal ships were used for trade with Southeast Asia in the early Edo period.