Banquet preparation - Kyosenbenbi

…It was established in the early 9th century as an emergency grain storehouse for the poor in Kyoto. Later, as the Ritsuryo finances declined and Ritsuryo government offices began to change, its functions gradually expanded, collecting taxes for the Kinai region, land without title, land tax for land not owned by the government, land tax for land not owned by the government, annual rice tax, etc., providing gifts when aristocrats and officials died, providing tuition fees, and preparing banquets for court events. Of these, the preparation of banquets was mainly for new events established around the time of Emperor Uda, or for temporary court events, and in many cases it shared the responsibility of providing food with the Naitai-ryo and Goin. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "banquet preparations" are listed below.

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…9世紀初め京の窮民のための非常用貯穀庫として設置された。のち律令財政が衰退し，令制官司が変質しはじめるとしだいに機能を拡大し，畿内調銭，無主位田，職田地子，没官田地子，年料租舂米（そしようまい）などを徴納し，貴族官人が没したさいの賻物（ふもつ）支給，学問料給付，宮廷行事のさいの饗饌弁備等を行った。このうち饗饌弁備は宇多天皇の前後の時代に成立した新儀，あるいは臨時の内廷行事に関するものが中心で，多くの場合，内蔵寮，後院とともに供饌を分担した。…

※「饗饌弁備」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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