Tokikunikyoki - Record of the lord of the nation

Japanese: 言国卿記 - ときくにきょうき

This is the diary of Yamashina Nobutokuni (1452-1503), a nobleman from the late Muromachi period. Although the middle part is missing, the diary remains from 1474 (Bunmei 6) to 1502 (Bunkai 2). It provides a detailed account of the state of affairs of the Imperial Court and noble society in its decline, as well as the power struggles within the Muromachi shogunate and peasant uprisings. As the Yamashina family hereditarily held the position of Kuranokami, who was in charge of offerings to the Imperial Court, this diary is important for understanding the imperial economy, clothing, and food of the time. Eighteen handwritten originals are held by the Imperial Household Agency Archives and Mausolea Department, and one by Kyoto University. [Iikura Harutake]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

室町時代後期の公卿山科言国(1452‐1503)の日記。途中が欠けているが，1474年(文明6)から1502年(文亀2)までが現存。衰微期の朝廷はじめ公家社会の実態や室町幕府内の権力争い，土一揆のありさまが克明に記されている。山科家は禁裏供御を管掌する内蔵頭を世襲していたので，この時期の皇室経済や衣服･食物のことを知る上で重要。自筆原本は宮内庁書陵部に18冊，京都大学に1冊所蔵されている。【飯倉晴武】

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