Kara-natto offering person

...The Vegetable Garden, called the Misono, was managed by Kengyo-shiki (Inspector) and Sokan-shiki (General Officer). The Vegetable Garden was thought to have included cucumber, lotus root, bamboo shoots, natto, konnyaku, karako, and somen. Its origins are thought to have been in the Garden and Pond Office (Sonoto), which was in charge of vegetables and fruits, and the Daizen-shiki (Zenbu), which was in charge of sweets, rice cakes, and other common foods, in the Imperial Household Ministry under the Ritsuryo system. The Nori clan, who served as the head of the Mizushidokoro for generations, played a major role in arranging the status of offerings. In the late 12th century, they succeeded in preparing daily offerings using the trade share of the "official offerings from the capital and countryside," and in 1274 (Bun'ei 11) they obtained a letter from the Kuranosho stating that "all those who traded fish, birds, and vegetarian sweets south of Sanjo" should be treated as offerings from the Mizushidokoro.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kara Natto Kuonin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…そのための菜園である精進御薗（みその）には，検校職（けんぎようしき），惣官職が補任されて供御人を統率した。精進供御人の中には，黄瓜（きうり）供御人，蓮根（れんこん）供御人，竹子（たけのこ）供御人，唐納豆（からなつとう）供御人，蒟蒻（こんにやく）供御人，唐粉（からこ）供御人，索麵（そうめん）供御人などが含まれたと思われ，その源流は，律令制下宮内省で蔬菜樹果のことをつかさどった園池司(園戸)や，菓餅庶食のことをつかさどった大膳職(膳部)にあったらしい。　供御人身分の編成に大きな働きのあったのは，代々御厨子所（みずしどころ）預を務めた地下官人紀氏で，12世紀後期，〈都鄙供御人〉の交易分をもって日次（ひなみ）供御を備進させることに成功し，1274年(文永11)には，〈三条以南魚鳥精進菓子已下交易輩〉を，すべて御厨子所供御人として沙汰すべし，との蔵人所牒を獲得している。…

※「唐納豆供御人」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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