Water left hand - Suisaki

This is the diary of a nobleman in the mid-Heian period. The author was Minamoto no Toshifusa (1035-1121). The title is derived from the radical "Minamoto" and the "Sa" (left) of the left minister. It is also called "Doki" or "Dosa-ki" because of the family name Tsuchimikado, which had been used since his father Morofusa, and "Horikawa Safu-ki" because of the location of his residence. The contents of the diary span from 1062 (Kōhei 5) to 1086 (Ōtoku 3), but there are also some fragments from 1107-1108 (Kasho 2-Tennin 1) included in the Burui-ki. Toshifusa was the great-grandson of Emperor Murakami, and was well versed in academics and was familiar with the ceremonies and government affairs of the Imperial Court. This diary often cites precedents, making it a valuable diary for learning about the court etiquette and customs of the time. The seven volumes in total, namely, two volumes of the Kohei 7th Year (1064) Record, two volumes of the Joryaku 4th Year (1080) Record, one volume of the Spring and Summer Record for the First Year of the Eiho (1081) Record, one volume of the Shoryaku 1st Year (1077) Record, and one volume of the Eiho 1st Year Autumn and Winter Record in the Sonkeikaku Bunko, are handwritten originals written in the Guchu-reki. In addition to being included in the Enlarged Historical Materials Collection, there is also a two-volume reproduction of the Kohei 7th Year Record (published in 1954 and 1955) by the Imperial Household Agency Archives and Mausolea Department.

[Yutaka Yamanaka]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

平安中期の公卿(くぎょう)の日記。筆者は源俊房(としふさ)（1035―1121）。「源」の偏と左大臣の「左」からこの称がある。父師房(もろふさ)以来の家号土御門(つちみかど)から『土記』『土左記』、また彼の邸宅の場所により『堀河左府記』ともいう。内容の記事は1062年（康平5）より1086年（応徳3）にわたるが、そのほか1107～08年（嘉承2～天仁1）などの逸文が部類記のなかに収録されている。俊房は村上(むらかみ)天皇の曽孫(そうそん)で、学問に造詣(ぞうけい)深く、朝廷の儀式・政務に詳しく、本書には先例がよく引かれているため、当時の有職故実(ゆうそくこじつ)の面を知るうえにも貴重な日記である。宮内庁書陵部の康平(こうへい)七年（1064）記2巻、承暦(じょうりゃく)四年（1080）記2巻、永保(えいほう)元年（1081）春夏記1巻、尊経閣文庫の承暦元年（1077）秋冬記1巻、永保元年秋冬記1巻の計7巻は、具注暦(ぐちゅうれき)に書かれた自筆原本である。『増補史料大成』に収めるほか、宮内庁書陵部複製の康平七年記2巻（1954、55刊）がある。

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