Some material says that it was completed in 1623 when the title of the book was decided, while other material says that it came into existence in 1628, when it was dedicated to Shigemune ITAKURA, who will be mentioned later, and an afterward to the book was written.
この命名時点を完成とみて1623年（元和(日本)9年）成立とする資料と、後述の板倉重宗への献呈と奥書の付与の時点を完成と見て1628年（寛永5年）成立とする資料とがある。