Paleographical study for reverse-side writings in the back of fragmentary leaves of old codex

• Project/Area Number: 23500319
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Library and information science/Humanistic social informatics
• Research Institution: Tokyo National Museum
• Principal Investigator: TARASHIMA Satoshi 独立行政法人国立文化財機構東京国立博物館, 学芸研究部調査研究課, 課長 (60370996)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SHIMATANI Hiroyuki 独立行政法人国立文化財機構, 東京国立博物館, 副館長 (90170935)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
• Keywords: 紙背文書 / 古筆 / 断簡 / 古典籍 / 古筆切 / 手鑑 / 古文書学 / 古筆学 / 紙背 / 古文書 / 史料学

Research Abstract

In this research project, The applicant used the fragmentary leaves of old codex, documents or diaries put on "leaf albums" created in the tradition of the old-writings respect since the Edo period as resource for study, and have paid attention to writings existing in the back of of the leaves. The examples were comprehensively collected with reference to the original articles and the duplicates.
Writings on back of leaves are grouped to primary used ones and secondary ones. It has become clear that he concept of the "reverse-side document" used in paleography is able to be applied, and some keys to a new method for studying historical transmission of surviving leaves.

Research Products

• [Book] 特別展図録『和様の書』 (2013)
  • Author(s): 東京国立博物館
  • Publisher: 読売新聞社・ＮＨＫ・ＮＨＫプロモーション