The Structure of Authority in Modern Warrior-Class Society as Seen Through the Funeral Processions of the Tokugawa Shogun Family

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23720319
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Japanese history
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: Shiraishi Ai 東京大学, 総合研究博物館, 特任助教 (60431839)
• Research Collaborator: NEGISHI Shigeo ; SASO Aiko ; SHIRAISHI Tsuyoshi ; SAOTOME Makito ; TANAKA Taketoshi ; OKAYA Nariyasu ; OTA Kazuko ; KAWAMURA Yukiko ; BANBA Natsuki ; SENDA Toyoko ; TANIKAWA Setsuko
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 葬送儀礼 / 日本近世武家社会 / 徳川将軍

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research is based on a systematic collection of historical documents. Many documents pertaining to Iemochi Tokugawa are found in the National Archives. We have collected documents from court nobles (kuge) and the shogunate, held by the Archives and Mausolea Department of the Imperial Household. From the National Institute of Japanese Literature and the Historiographical Institute of the University of Tokyo, we have gathered documents related to lords (daimyo). We have studied documents held by domestic institutions such as Kyoto University and the National Diet Library. We have examined 1598 items, photographed 1403, reproduced 62 and viewed 55 online. A research report was published. By reprinting part of the documents collected during this research, we have publicized details related to funeral processions, which were unknown hitherto.

Free Research Field

日本近世史