The palace room - Tenjo no ma

Refers to the south eaves of the Seiryoden in the Heian Palace. This is the room where nobles and courtiers were kept. It is also called Tenjo. Courtiers stayed here to serve the Emperor in his daily life, and it was also a place for nobles and others to hold meetings and do business. The room is separated from the main building by a wall, and has a comb-shaped window. On the south side, there is a veranda (called a koitajiki) to the east and a shoe slip to the west, which were used for entering and exiting from the garden. In addition to the Emperor's seat, various items such as a daiban (a table for placing food) and a karabitsu (a chest of drawers) were placed inside the room, and a daily wage slip (a sign used to confirm attendance) with the name of the courtier was hung.

[Sanae Yoshida]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

平安宮内裏(だいり)の清涼(せいりょう)殿南庇(ひさし)をさす。公卿(くぎょう)、殿上人(びと)が伺候する部屋。殿上ともいう。殿上人が詰めて天皇の日常生活に奉仕したり、公卿などの会議や事務作業の場ともなった。母屋(もや)との境は壁で、櫛形(くしがた)の窓がある。南側は東に縁(えん)（小板敷(こいたじき)という）、西に沓脱(くつぬぎ)があり庭からの出入りに使われた。室内には天皇の倚子(いし)のほか、台盤(だいばん)（食事をのせる台）、辛櫃(からびつ)などさまざまな備品が置かれ、殿上人の名を記した日給(にっきゅう)の簡(ふだ)（出勤の確認に用いる札）が掛けてあった。

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