Studies on the woods as the material of the Japanese traditional architecture - especially on the relation among the timber production, distribution and consumption in the Edo period.

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25420669
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Architectural history/Design
• Research Institution: Kyoto Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: MATSUDA Kousuke 京都工芸繊維大学, デザイン・建築学系, 助教 (20293988)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 日本建築史 / 伝統的木造建築 / 木材生産史 / 木材流通史 / 木材市場 / 木材規格 / 近世経済史 / 森林環境

Outline of Final Research Achievements

On wood used for traditional Japanese construction, I studied to acquire a comprehensive viewpoint to clarify the system of "timber production, distribution and consumption" in the Edo period when market economy was established. As a result, I clarified, from the changes of the historic distribution amount and standards, that is, in the 17th century, production of timber has advanced to the limit, and in the 18th, restoration of forest stands in the forestry project, and in the 19th, the development of forest conservation technology put importance on the protection of resources. And the wood market was developed in the 17th century with the development of distribution mechanism, from merchants dealing with official materials, in an area that strengthened ties with various domains related to water transport development. Exactly, wood was not only important as a building material, but also essential existence that formed domestic conservation and board of business and economy.

Free Research Field

日本建築史