Forbidden secrets - Kinpisho

Written by Emperor Juntoku. 2 or 3 volumes. Originally it had no fixed title, but was called "Juntokuin Gosho", "Kenryaku Goki", "Kinchu Sho", etc., and was given its current title during the Nanboku-cho period. The book contains an explanation in Chinese of about 90 items of the customs and manners of the Imperial Court, including the Kashikodokoro, with references to many classical texts. It may have been written for his son Emperor Chukyo in 1221 (Shokyu 3). It has been highly valued since ancient times as an excellent historical resource for learning about the Imperial Court from the Heian to the early Kamakura periods, and there are many copies, as well as published versions, such as the Keian edition and the edition included in Gunsho Ruiju. Annotated versions include "Kinpisho Kaitei" (1776) by Shigenoi Kinkazu, a nobleman of the Edo period.

[Hiromichi Imae]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

順徳(じゅんとく)天皇著。2巻または3巻。もともと定まった書名はなく『順徳院御抄』『建暦(けんりゃく)御記』『禁中抄』などとよばれ、南北朝時代から現在の書名になった。内容は、賢所(かしこどころ)以下約90項目にわたる禁中の故実作法を、多数の古典籍を引いて漢文で解説したもの。1221年（承久3）御子仲恭(ちゅうきょう)天皇のために書かれたものか。平安から鎌倉時代初期の宮廷を知る絶好の史料として古来重んじられ、写本も多く、刊本も慶安(けいあん)刊本、『群書類従』所収本などがある。註釈(ちゅうしゃく)書には、江戸時代の公卿(くぎょう)滋野井公麗(しげのいきんかず)の『禁秘抄階梯(かいてい)』（1776刊）などがある。

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