An architectural-historical study on the construction and maintenance of the imperial-ritual space in the early modern period

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K04807
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 23040:Architectural history and design-related
• Research Institution: Kyoto Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: KISHI YASUKO 京都府立大学, 文学部, 准教授 (60378817)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 禁裏 / 祭祀 / 空間 / 神事 / 仏事 / 公家町 / 黒戸

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Focusing on the Kurodo-gosho, Daijo-gu, and Goganji temples in the ritual space of the imperial palace, the study clarified that ritual space for Buddha was formed and maintained near the emperor, and that Goganji temples played a certain role in securing temporary ritual space in the imperial palace. And, the study confirmed that the kuge-machi played an important role in securing a clean space with the imeperial palace, and clarified that when Shinto rituals were performed, a "forbidden area," consisting of people who shared the same character or ideology, appeared around the imperial palace.

Free Research Field

日本建築史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、禁裏で行われる祭祀は、禁裏の内の空間だけでなく禁裏の外、すなわち京都にある御願寺などが一定の役割を果たすことで成立していたことを明らかにできた。これは、祭祀の執行を重視する近世の天皇・朝廷は幕府以外の外との関係の構築がなくては成り立たないことを意味しており、これまでの朝幕関係論を中心とした近世朝廷史研究に新たな視座を提示するものであると考える。