The Record of Hisamichi Konoe

Japanese: 近衛尚通公記 - このえひさみちこうき

This is the diary of Konoe Hisamichi, a court noble from the late Middle Ages. The 18 volumes of handwritten manuscripts spanning from 1506 (Eisho 3) to 1532 (Tenbun 1) are held by the Yomei Bunko. It is also known as the Gohojoji Kanpakuki (Record of the Regent of Gohojoji) after his Buddhist name. Hisamichi became the head of the Konoe family as the successor to the political family, and served as Kanpaku and Grand Minister of State, occupying a central position in court society. The entries cover the court society at the time in general, and are an important historical document that tells us about the living conditions of court nobles in the late Muromachi period. [Koizumi Yoshisuke]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中世後期の公家近衛尚通の日記。1506年(永正3)から32年(天文1)にわたる自筆本18巻が陽明文庫に所蔵されている。その法号から《後法成寺関白記》とも称す。尚通は政家の後継者として近衛家の当主となり，関白，太政大臣を歴任し，公家社会の中枢に位置した。記述は当時の公家社会の全般におよび，室町時代末期の公家の生活状態を物語る重要史料である。【小泉宜右】

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