Paper making studio

…It had one administrative officer with the ranks of head, assistant, dai-no-mitsu, sho-no-mitsu, dai-zoku, and sho-zoku, 20 calligraphers, 4 soko-ite, 4 zoushite, 10 zoushite, and 4 zoushite technical instructors, and 50 papermaking households were attached to it. During the Daido era (806-810), a papermaking facility called Kamiya-in was established as a separate facility, but with the decline of the Ritsuryo system, the Toganoi family, who inherited the position of zusho-no-mitsu, and the Osaji family, who inherited the position of zusho-zoku, formed a papermaking troupe at Kamiya-in, but this also fell into disuse due to the development of local papermaking industries. (2) In the modern government position system, this department was established in the Imperial Household Ministry in August 1884. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…頭，助，大允，少允，大属，少属各1人の事務官と，写書手20人，装潢（そうこう）手4人，造紙手4人，造筆手10人，造墨手4人の技術指導者を擁し，紙すきに従事する紙戸50戸が付属する。大同年間(806‐810)に別所として紙屋院（かみやいん）と称する紙すき場が置かれたが，律令制の衰退とともに，紙屋院での紙すきのみは，図書允を世襲した栂井（とがのい）家と図書属を世襲した小佐治家が紙漉座を結成して行ったが，それも地方製紙業の発達によりすたれた。(2)近代官職制度において，1884年8月，宮内省中に置かれた部局。…

※「紙漉座」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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