Construction of Ancient Paleography and East Asian Paleography

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K00986
• 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: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Kawajiri Akio 早稲田大学, 文学学術院, 教授 (70250173)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 東アジア古文書学 / 綸旨 / 宣旨

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to situate the styles of Japan ancient ancient documents in East Asian paleography and to compare them with each other. As a result, it was confirmed that the Japan's intentions and declarations go back to the Tang system. It was confirmed that the Tang Dynasty was a general term for documents that conveyed the emperor's intentions, and that the declaration was positioned as a general term for documents that indicated the emperor's oral intentions. In ancient Japan, monks took the lead in importing these documents, which later evolved into their own style. In Korea, the declaration was also confirmed, and it functioned as a document to convey the emperor's will.

Free Research Field

日本古代史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

今回の研究から、東アジアの古文書を総体的に研究することによって、それぞれの地域の特色を抽出できることが確認できた。こうした研究はこれまで行われたことはなく、今後、深化させることで、東アジア世界の共通性と異質性を明らかにすることができることが、確認できた。
従来、日唐の律令比較に留まっていた古代の比較史研究に新たな分野を確立することが可能となり、しかもも中国のみならず、朝鮮半島との比較が可能になった意義は大きいと考える。今後は、ベトナムなど、他の地域の国々の古文書も比較検討し、「東アジア比較古文書学」という研究分野を構築したい。