Lightweight seat - Karumonoza

Japanese: 軽物座 - かるものざ

A group of merchants who engaged in privileged trading of silk fabrics, among various types of clothing, in the Middle Ages. The existence of light goods za (traditional Japanese za) can already be traced to the temple town of Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine in 1303 (Kagen 1) at the end of the Kamakura period, in front of the gates of Katori Shrine in Shimousa during the Muromachi period, and in the Sengoku period to the wealthy merchant Tachibanaya of Kitanosho in Echizen. The light goods za (traditional Japanese za) in the temple town of Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine are recorded as being among the za-za merchants who provided labor for the repair of Suruga Sammai-do Hall in the grounds of Hachimangu Shrine. In return for this burden, they were guaranteed privileged rights to trade in silk fabrics within the temple town or in the manor land under the control of Hachimangu Shrine.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中世の各種衣料のうち，とくに絹織物の特権的な取引を行っていた商人集団。すでに鎌倉末期の1303年(嘉元1)に石清水八幡宮の門前町に，室町時代には下総の香取神宮の門前に，戦国時代には越前北ノ庄の豪商橘屋に所属する軽物座等の存在をあとづけうる。石清水八幡宮門前町の軽物座は八幡宮境内の駿河三昧堂修造のための人夫役を負担している座々商人のひとつとして記されている。こうした負担の代償として門前町内，あるいは八幡宮支配下の荘園所領での絹織物の特権的営業が保証されていたものであろう。

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