…Even the buildings of Edo Castle, the residence of the shogun, such as Honmaru, Nishimaru, and Ninomaru, were divided into an outer and inner section, and the inner section of Edo Castle was called Ooku to distinguish it from other feudal lords. Ooku was divided into three sections: Goten-mukai, Ohiroshiki-mukai, and Nagatsubo-mukai. Goten-mukai was where the master of the Ooku, that is, the Midori-kocho in Honmaru, the Oomi-kocho or the wife of the Shogun's heir, and their children lived; Ohiroshiki-mukai was the Ooku management office, where the male Ohiroshiki officials worked; and Nagatsubo-mukai was where the maids who worked in the Ooku, the so-called Ooku maids, lived. … From [Ohiroshikiban]...A title of a job in the Edo Shogunate. Among the officials in charge of managing and guarding the Ooku, this official was primarily a guard. The person in charge was the head clerk, who was in charge of the caretaker's residence. He received 200 koku of rice, had a salary of 200 straw bales, and numbered nine. He worked in shifts, day and night. *Some of the terminology that refers to "Ohiroshikimuki" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…将軍の居城たる江戸城の本丸・西丸・二丸などの殿舎でも表と奥の区分があり,江戸城の奥向を他の大名などと区別してとくに〈大奥〉と称した。大奥は御殿向,御広敷向,長局(ながつぼね)向の3部分に分かれる。御殿向はその大奥の主人,すなわち本丸ならば御台所,西丸ならば大御台所もしくは将軍世子夫人,その子女たちの居住する場所,御広敷向は大奥管理事務所で,男の御広敷役人の勤務する場所,長局向は大奥に勤務する女中いわゆる大奥女中たちの住む宿舎である。… 【御広敷番】より…江戸幕府の職名。大奥の管理・警衛にあたる御広敷向の役人のうち,警衛を主とした役人。責任者は番頭で留守居支配,200石高,役料200俵,人数は9人,交代制で昼夜詰切りで勤務した。… ※「御広敷向」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。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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