Research on the manuscripts of "Taiki" from the viewpoint of historical materials studies

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K00943
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 03020:Japanese history-related
• Research Institution: Chuo University
• Principal Investigator: SHIRANE Yasuhiro 中央大学, 文学部, 教授 (80250653)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 台記 / 保延二年記 / 写本研究 / 古記録 / 史料学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This is the research that analyzes the manuscripts of "Taiki" focusing on the diary in 1136. "Taiki" is the diary written by FUJIWARA Yorinaga. Since the handwritten one does not exist today, we must use the manuscripts transcribed by later generations. Most of the manuscripts of "Taiki" that exist today are transcribed in the Edo period, so it is significant for the study on "Taiki" to analyze them.
Among the manuscripts of "Taiki", the diary in 1136 has a diffrent origin from the other volumes. It was transcribed from the manuscript called Fushiminomiya-bon, that had been transcribed in the 14th century, by KAMO Kiyoshige in the early 18th century. After that, it was transcribed secretly by nobles beause of its rarity. Through my reserch, you can find some manuscript lines and three types of manuscripts. Referring to the latter, one is faithfully transcribed even if there are mistakes, the other is corrected mistakes; besides there is a manuscript having both characteristics.

Free Research Field

日本中世史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

現存の『台記』諸写本のうち「保延二年記」は他の巻と異なる来歴を持つこと、同記にはいくつかの写本系統があること、同記には書写者の写本作成に対する姿勢ないし方針による3つの類型があることが明らかになり、同記に限らず近世に作成された写本史料を利用する際、各本固有の特性を踏まえた活用が求められることを提起できた。また、写本系統の解明の過程で、近世公家社会における古記録の使用や人的ネットワークなどが浮き彫りになり、近世公家社会研究に資する当時の実態の一部を提示することにもつながった。