奥おく書がき

noun

colophon; postscript; publication details

Refers to the note at the end of a book or manuscript giving the title, author, date of completion, or publication information. In modern contexts, it can also mean a postscript or verification note.

• この古ふるい写しゃ本ほんの奥おく書がきには、筆ひっ写しゃした日ひ付づけと僧そうの名な前まえが記しるされている。

  The colophon of this old manuscript records the date of copying and the name of the monk.

• 本ほんの奥おく書がきを見みれば、初しょ版はんの発はっ行こう年ねんがわかる。

  You can find the year of the first edition by looking at the publication details at the end of the book.