Reseach on Japanese Inscription for Its Historical Information and Historiograpy

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23320134
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese history
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: KIKUCHI Hiroki 東京大学, 大学院情報学環, 准教授 (80272508)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NANAMI Masato 東北学院大学, 文学部, 教授 (00405888) ; OTA Naoyuki 國學院大學, 人間開発学部, 准教授 (40445458) ; SATO Asei 元興寺文化財研究所, 研究部, 主任研究員 (40321947) ; INOUE Satoshi 東京大学, 史料編纂所, 助教 (20302656)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): HASEGAWA Kenji 徳島県立博物館, 人文課, 専門学芸員 (00372227) ; SAKURAI Nariaki 大分県立先哲資料館, 主任研究員 (80435916)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 金石文 / 石造物 / 板碑 / 歴史情報資源化 / 歴史叙述 / 中世宗教 / 拓本 / 金石文拓本史料データベース

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research has been worked on takuhon(ink rub) for its historiographical use. We were active in Miyagi,Aomori, Nara and Tokushima Prefecture. In conclusion we have published the Catalogue of Katsukura Genkichi takuhon and Sakata Fumio takuhon. Regrading the investigation of takuhon sumple, we have researched itabi along the Yoshino River in the Tokushima prefecture and in the Tsugaru Plain in Aomori Prefecture. The sources as the result of our investigation is shelving in the Shiryohensanjo library for the open research. We have held a workshop on our project's topic in collaboration with East Asian Studies Program, Princeton University for opening our research results to the public and feedbacking to us. We have been developping the Inscripition "Databese of the Ink Rubbing Copy of Inscriptions" at the Historiographical Institute by adding historio-giographical information.

Free Research Field

日本中世史、日本宗教史