Takemuki's diary - Takemuki's diary

Japanese: 竹向が記 - たけむきがき

A diary from the Northern and Southern Court period. The author was Naoko (1310-58), the daughter of Hino Sukena and wife of Saionji Kinmune. The diary spans from 1329 (Gentoku 1) to 1349 (Shohei 4, Sadawa 5), and covers half of the author's life, from her marriage in the midst of the wars of the Northern and Southern Courts, to her raising her only son, Sanetoshi, to succeed the Saionji family after her husband was executed for plotting to restore the Kamakura shogunate. The title of the book comes from the name of the building where Naoko lived, the Saionji residence, which was also called "Takemukidono." [Imanishi Yuichiro]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

南北朝時代の日記。著者は日野資名（すけな）の娘で西園寺公宗の妻となった名子(1310‐58)。日記の時期は1329年(元徳1)から49年(正平4∥貞和5)にわたり，南北朝の戦乱のさなかでの結婚，そして鎌倉幕府の再興を企てて処刑された夫亡きあと，一子実俊を育てて西園寺家を継がせるに至る著者の半生を記す。書名は名子が住んだ西園寺邸の殿舎名で，同時に呼称でもあった〈竹向殿〉にちなむ。【今西祐一郎】

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