Sonkeikaku Bunko - Sonkeikaku Bunko

The private library of the Maeda clan of the Kaga domain. The fifth lord of the domain, Maeda Tsunanori (1643-1724), carried on the wishes of his grandfather Toshitsune and promoted cultural projects. One of these was the collection of books, and he ordered the Shomotsu Shirabe Bugyo (magistrate of books talent) to investigate published and copied Japanese, Chinese and Dutch books, ancient calligraphy, picture scrolls, warrants and old letters in the possessions of the Imperial family, nobles, the shogunate, feudal lords, ancient shrines and temples, famous and old families, and book collectors, and to purchase the necessary books and historical materials and transcribe those that could not be purchased. Since 1926 (Taisho 15), the Maeda Ikutokukai has been managing and operating the library. The exact number of books is unclear, but although it is said that a considerable amount was scattered during the Meiji Restoration, the library still contains hundreds of thousands of books. The location is Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo.

[Tanaka Yoshio]

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加賀藩前田氏の私文庫。5代藩主前田綱紀(つなのり)（1643―1724）は祖父利常(としつね)の遺志を継ぎ文化事業を推進した。その一つが図書の収集であり、書物調奉行(しょもつしらべぶぎょう)（書物才覚(さいかく)奉行）に命じて、皇室、公卿(くぎょう)、幕府、大名をはじめ、古社寺、名家旧家、蔵書家の収蔵する和書・漢籍・蘭書(らんしょ)の刊本・写本、古筆、絵巻物、令状、古書簡などを調査させ、必要な書物・史料は購入、購入不可能なものは書写させた。1926年（大正15）以来前田育徳会が管理運営にあたっている。正確な冊数は明らかでないが、明治維新に際し相当量が散逸したといわれながら、なお数十万冊が収蔵されている。所在地は東京都目黒区駒場(こまば)。

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