Ogami clan - Ogauji

Japanese: 大神氏 - おおがうじ

…The Ogata district of Ono County in Bungo Province appears in the Wamyōshō, and the Ogata Manor appears in the Usa Daikyō. The Oga clan was based in this area. There is a legend that the Bungo Oga clan is the descendant of the Sobo-dake Myōjin deity, and they are said to be the indigenous descendants of the Yamato Miwa clan or the ancestors of the Usa Hachiman Shrine Grand Priest family, but in short, they are thought to have been the governor of Ono County in Bungo for generations. …

From Nanto

...Gagaku term. A name indicating the lineage of gagaku performers (called musicians, reinin, gakushi, etc.). Also called Narakata, it refers to musicians belonging to Kofukuji Temple in Nara. It is made up of eight families with the surname Koma: Ue, Nishi, Tsuji, Shiba, Oku, Higashi, Kubo, and Kubo (all families had the surname Koma before the 15th century). From the end of the Heian period, they had contact with musicians belonging to the court (Kyoto side), such as serving as left-side dancers in bugaku at the court. From the end of the 16th century, they played a part in the Sanpo Gakuso (three-way music hall) of the court along with Tennoji side. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Ogami clan" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…《和名抄》に豊後国大野郡緒方郷がみえ，《宇佐大鏡》に緒方荘がある。この地に拠った大神（おおが）氏の一族。豊後大神氏は，祖母岳明神の神裔という伝説があり，大和三輪氏の下向土着とも，宇佐八幡宮大宮司家の祖たる大神氏ともいわれるが，要するに代々豊後大野郡の郡領だったと思われる。…

【南都方】より

…雅楽用語。雅楽演奏専門家(楽人，伶人，楽師などと称す)の出身系統を示す名称。奈良方ともいい，奈良興福寺所属の楽人を指す。狛（こま）姓を名乗る，上（うえ），西（にし），辻（つじ），芝（しば），奥（おく），東（ひがし），窪（くぼ），久保（くぼ）の8家で構成される(15世紀以前はすべて狛姓を名乗った)。平安時代末期から宮廷での舞楽に左方舞人として出仕するなど宮廷所属楽人(京都方)との接触があった。16世紀末からは天王寺方とともに宮廷の三方楽所（さんぽうがくそ）の一翼を担うにいたった。…

※「大神氏」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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