Gyokuyo - Gyokuyo

The diary of Kanpaku (regent). It is also called "Gyokukai". It consists of 66 volumes, plus one volume of Yanagiharahon. The articles cover the period from 1164 (Chokan 2) to 1203 (Kennin 3), from the age of 16 to 55 for Kanzane. Kanzane was the third son of Kanpaku Tadamichi. Along with his elder brothers Konoe Motozane and Matsudono Motofusa, he chose the path of politics. The contents of the diary can be broadly divided into his 20 years as Minister of the Right during the heyday of the Taira clan, his 10 years as regent in cooperation with the Kamakura shogunate, and his subsequent 7 years of seclusion. It covers a wide range of topics, including government and military affairs, the activities of the regents, court ceremonies, and personal matters. The turbulent era of conflict between the imperial and military governments is well depicted through descriptions of such influential figures of the era as Taira no Kiyomori, Minamoto no Yoshinaka, Yoshitsune, and Yoritomo, and the book accurately and clearly captures a world where the long traditions of court noble culture intersected with the new light of the samurai era, making it the highlight of court noble diaries in terms of both quality and quantity. It is included in the "Kokusho Kankokai Sosho" series.

[Muneharu Taga]

"Hoshino Tsune, 'Thoughts on the Records of the Past: Gyokuyo' ('Collected Historical Studies, Vol. 1', 1909, Tomiyama Publishing)" ▽ "Ryushu, 'The Kamakura Period, Part 2' (1957, Shunjusha) " ▽ "Sugiyama Shinzo, 'The Fujiwara Clan's Family Temple and Its Inner Temples' (1968, Yoshikawa Kobunkan)" ▽ "Taga Sojun, 'Index of Gyokuyo - A Study of Fujiwara no Kanezane' (1974, Yoshikawa Kobunkan)"

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

関白(かんぱく)九条兼実(くじょうかねざね)の日記。「玉海(ぎょくかい)」ともいう。66巻。ほかに柳原本1巻。記事は1164年（長寛2）から1203年（建仁3）まで、兼実16歳から55歳までにわたる。兼実は関白忠通(ただみち)の第3子。兄近衛基実(このえもとざね)、松殿基房(まつどのもとふさ)とともに政治家としての道を選んだ。日記の記事内容は、平氏全盛期20年間の右大臣時代、鎌倉幕府と提携の10年間の執政時代、その後の7年に及ぶ隠棲(いんせい)の時期に大別できる。記すところは、公・武の政治、摂関家の動向、朝儀をはじめ、世上の見聞、身辺の事情などきわめて多彩である。公・武政権対立の波瀾(はらん)の時代の姿が、時代の立役者たる平清盛(きよもり)、源義仲(よしなか)・義経(よしつね)・頼朝(よりとも)などの描写を通じてよくうかがわれ、公家(くげ)文化の長い伝統と武家時代の新しい曙光(しょこう)とが交錯する世界を的確、明晰(めいせき)な叙述でとらえており、質・量において公家日記の白眉(はくび)とされている。『国書刊行会叢書(そうしょ)』所収。

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『星野恒著『歴世記録考　玉葉』（『史学叢説　第一集』1909・冨山房）』▽『龍粛著『鎌倉時代　下』（1957・春秋社）』▽『杉山信三著『藤原氏の氏寺とその院家』（1968・吉川弘文館）』▽『多賀宗隼著『玉葉索引――藤原兼実の研究』（1974・吉川弘文館）』

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