Miyakonojo Shimazu Denshokan Museum temporary exhibition display historical materials commentary (for the second half)

The second half display historical materials commentary

1 Consciousness for "the Shimazu origin" in the Miyakonojo Shimazus and Shimazu-sho - early modern times

• 1-1 Sangoku Meisho Zue, volume20​
• 1-2 Shounai-Chirishi, explanatory notes 2​​
• 1-3 Shounai-Chirishi, Vol.10​​

2 Sho area and structure of Shimazu-sho

• 2-6 Hyuganokuni zudenchou an​
• 2-7 Excavated Materials from the Koorimoto and Hayamizu Districts Archaeological Sites​
• 2-8 Engishiki Vol.28

3 Constitution and expansion of Shimazu-sho

• 3-10 Shouyuu-ki​
• 3-15 Genji Monogatari Byoubu (Folding screen with scenes from The Tale of Genji)
• 3-19 Shimadzu-no-Sho Mandokoro Kanrokujo, dated February 21, Genin 2nd year (Tomiyama Document)
• 3-20 Heike Monogatari Emaki　(Tale of the Heike)
• 3-21 Shimadzu-no-Sho Bettou Tomo no Nobuaki Gejou, dated 8 August, Juei 2nd year (Irikiin Document)
• 3-22 Bunki 2nd year, Genealogical chart of a certain clan​
• 3-23 Kasugamiya Mandara, colored silk book

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• 4-28 Azumagami, Vol. 6, 17, 21,​
• 4-29 Suhama Botan Chou Chou Kyou (Mirror with Sandbank, Peony, butterfly and bird, )
• 4-30 Tachi Mumei(Niji Kunitoshi)​
• 4-31 Satsumanokuni Izakunoshou Hioki Kitagou Shitaji chuubun ezu
• 4-33 Fujiwara Ieyasu Yuzurijo Dated Shoan 2nd Year June 15, (Honda Document)​
• 4-34 Fujiwara Ieyas Baiken, dated Shoan 2nd year June 15, (Honda Document)​
• 4-35 Fujiwara Ietada dou Iyeyasu Rensho Baiken, dated March 10, Showa 3rd year (Honda Document)​
• 4-37 Tachi Mei Bungonokuniju Sou Joshu Saku​
• 4-38 Hokkyou Roushou Shojo (Honda Document)​
• 4-39 Shimadzu Doukan Kudashibumi, dated February 19, Shokei 2nd leap year (Honda document)​
• 4-41 Kugizaki Hatsufusamaru dai Doukaku wayojo, dated July28 Karyaku 3rd year (Sangoku hitsuen)​

5 Conclusion

• 5-43 Kena Yuzurijo, dated August 15, Bunna 3rd year (Honda Document)​
• 5-44 NishokouYuzurijo, dated August 22, Oan 7th  year (Honda Document)​
• 5-45 Kushimainin Nishikata Tsubotsuke (Nagai Document)​

Historical materials commentary

1 Consciousness for "the Shimazu origin" in the Miyakonojo Shimazus and Shimazu-sho - early modern times

1-1 Sangoku Meisho Zue, volume20

• Size: 26.5cm x 19.2cm
• Period: Meiji
• Holder: Miyakonojo Shimazu Residence

​A geographical journal completed by the Kagoshima clan in 1843, consisting of 60 volumes in 20 books. The director general and deputy directors of this journal were Hashiguchi Kanefuru, Hashiguchi Kanetsuka, Godai Hidetaka, Godai Tomofuru and others. It is a culmination of the geographical records of Kagoshima. Volume 20 is entitled "Shimadzu-no-Sho" and describes in detail all aspects of Shimadzu-no-Sho, including its origins and lords, development by Taira no Suemoto and donation to the Sekkann-ke, and the mixed form of Ichien sho and Yosegun. This is an important document that reveals the attitude of Shimadzu-no-Sho in the Edo period.​

1-2 Shounai-Chirishi, explanatory notes 2​

• ​Size: 23.7cm x 16.2cm
• Period: Taisho, Showa
• Holder: Miyakonojo Shimazu Residence

The Shounai-Chirishi (Shounai Geographical Magazine) was compiled independently by the Miyakonojo Shimazu and consists of 113 volumes (112 volumes and 1 volume of gleanings), describing the climate, notable sites, historic sites, souvenirs, origins, and political structure of Miyakonojo. It also includes old documents, old records, genealogical charts, the origin of shrines and temples, Munefuda (a historical plaque on a building), and stone pagodas, etc. that have remained in Miyakonojo. This booklet includes the "Shounai-goson-kyoubun-nozu (Map of Shonai-go Village Boundaries)" which illustrates the 12 castles and administrative divisions of the Miyakonojo Shimazu domain during the Edo period. In this map, Yasunaga Village and Korimoto Village are marked with the phrase "Lord Tadahisa's Palace," which indicates the recognition of the palace site in the early modern period.

1-3 Shounai-Chirishi, Vol.10​

• Size:23.7cm x 16.2cm
• Period: Taisho, Showa
• Holder: Miyakonojo Shimazu Residence

In the section on "Iwayoshi Gosho," it is stated that the first (founder of Shimadzu) Tadahisa arrived at Yamatoin in Satsuma Province in August Kenkyu 7th year (1196) and then built a palace in Horinouchi, Nangou in Shimadzu-no-Sho, and moved to Iwayoshi Gosho thereafter. Since the Ubugami Inari Shrine was built on this site on September 7 Kenkyu 8th year(1197), and the Iwayoshi Gosho must have been built earlier, it is assumed that the Gosho was built around August of Kenkyu 8th year.

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2-6 Hyuganokuni zudenchou an​

• Size:15.4cm x 462.9cm
• Period: Kamakura
• Holder: Historiographical Institute, The University of Tokyo

The Zudencho was compiled for each territory in the Kamakura Period and noted the information on both dimensions of rice fields and the ownership of each Kokuga (provincial governorate) or Shoen(manors). Based on this information, the state required taxes and duties. Zudencho of Hyuga, Osumi, and Satsuma Provinces in Kenkyu 8th  year (1197) are the oldest ones that transmitted perfect form. However, they were lost during the Genpei wars and re-created.

2-7 Excavated Materials from the Koorimoto and Hayamizu Districts Archaeological Sites

• Period: Heian to Kamakura
• Holder: Cultural Assets Division, Miyakonojo City

The Koorimoto and Hayamizu area is located in the central part of the Miyakonojo Basin, on the open alluvial fan that stretches along the left bank of the Okimizu River and is the presumed site of the Shimadzu-in. On the alluvial fan area, several concave zones have been formed that are thought to be old river channels and numerous medieval ruins have been confirmed in the vicinity of alluvial fan. These sites were founded around the latter half of the 11th century, when Shimadzu-no-Sho expanded, and developed throughout the area from the 12th to 14th centuries.

The Koorimoto-Nishihara site is thought to be the remains of a 50m square residence, divided by a large ditch-like structure over 4m wide, formed between the late 11th and 12th centuries, and is pointed out as a possible local management base of Shimadzu-no-Sho.

In the Matsubara area site, the remains of several residences divided by ditch-like structures, which were formed between the 12th and 14th centuries, have been confirmed. The exhibits are burial accessories excavated from an earthen pit tomb, which is thought to have been a tomb in the residence.

2-8 Engishiki Vol.28

• Size:26.2cm x 19.8cm
• Period: Edo
• Holder: Main Library, Kyoto University

The Engishiki is one of the three major ancient codes in Japan and was compiled in the mid-Heian period. It was compiled by order of Emperor Daigo in Engi 5th year (905), completed in Encho 5th year (927), revised, and put into effect in Kouohou 4th year (967).

The Engishiki consists of 50 volumes and volume 28 is part of the Hyoubusho (Ministry of War). This book, the "Shokoku-Ekitenma-jou (Article of Eki-denma)" lists 402 stations along the Goki-shichidou (Five provinces and seven road), including Shimazu station.

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3-10 Shouyuu-ki​

• Size:28.1cm x 19.5cm
• Period: Manuscript in Edo
• Holder: Main Library, Kyoto University​

A diary written by the court noble Fujiwara no Sanesuke in the Heian Period. Sanesuke called himself “Onono-miya-udaijin” and this book was named after that title. Total 61 volumes. The 55-year-long notes provide a good understanding of the society, politics, court ceremonies, and events of the heyday of Fujiwara no Michinaga and Fujiwara no Yorimichi. The descriptions are a scathing critique of the politics and personalities of Michinaga, who was contemporary with Sanesuke, the head of the family. This document is an excerpt from the Shouyuu-ki and a simplified version of it.​

3-15 Genji Monogatari Byoubu (Folding screen with scenes from The Tale of Genji)

• 6 panels, 1 pair,
• ​Size:170.4cm x 385.8cm
• Period: Edo period
• Holder: Hayashibara Museum of Art

The right screen contains 11 scenes including "Yugao", "Aoi", "Kocho", and "Wakamurasaki", while the left screen contains 11 scenes including "Momijinoga", "Sekiya", and "Hatsune", all selected from the 54 chapters of "The Tale of Genji".

Each of the panels is stamped with the seal "Munesada". His career is not known, but according to "Kogabikou (old painter note)" he is known to have been involved in the production of "Nishikouzu Byoubu" (not extant), a folding screen with a calligraphy and oshie (padded picture) pasting style, as one of the 12 painters of the Kano school around Genna 2nd year(1616).

​3-19 Shimadzu-no-Sho Mandokoro Kanrokujo, dated February 21, Genin 2nd year (Tomiyama Document)

• Size:30.5cm x 98.3cm
• Period: Kamakura
• Holder:Miyazaki Prefectural Museum

A record was made in February Genin 2nd year (1225) by Shimadzu-no-Sho Mandokoro in preparation for a lawsuit to be brought in the future.

It shows that the administrative structure of the Shimadzu-no-Sho So-Mandokoro was functioning.

The text also states that the "Kuni-Shugosho (Provincial Governor's Office)," the "Goryoukata-Soubugyou (delimited magistrate's office) Yagi-Nyudo," and the "Sou...Shoji" conducted an on-site investigation into a boundary dispute between a certain village and a certain shrine in Shimadzu-no-Sho, and confirmed that the claims of the priest of the shrine and others were false. If this shrine is Sho-Hachimangu Shrine and this province is Osumi Province, it is a valuable document that indicates the administration of Shimadzu-no-Sho under the Hojo clan's system “Shugo-Jito”.

3-20 Heike Monogatari Emaki (Tale of the Heike)

• Size:35.3cm x 3300.0cm
• Period: Early Edo
• Holder: Hayashibara Museum of Art

This work is based on a popular edition of "Heike Monogatari" in the Edo period and contains the full text and illustrations depicting scenes such as the battle between the Minamoto and Heike clans, the rise and fall of the Heike clan, and so on. This Heike Monogatari Emaki is the only known set of all the scrolls in Japan among the currently identified materials.

This illustration named “Wagami no eiga nokoto (my prosperity)” depicts the period when the Heike clan was at its height of prosperity. This section is reminiscent of the time when Kiyomori's daughter Moriko, wife of Fujiwara no Motozane, was effectively in possession of Shimadzu-no-Sho.

​​3-21 Shimadzu-no-Sho Bettou Tomo no Nobuaki Gejou, dated 8 August, Juei 2nd year (Irikiin Document)

• Size:30.7cm x 55.7cm
• Period: Heian
• Holder: Historiographical Institute, The University of Tokyo

This Gejo was written by Tomo no Nobuaki, one of the Bettou of Shimadzu-no-Sho, to the Rusudokoro (local administrative office) in August Juei 2nd year (1183). Gejo is the letter format used when a lower-ranking office or individual submits to a higher-ranking office or superior.

Nobuaki complains that Yamada village in Satsuma County, Satsuma Province, which is part of Shimadzu-no-Sho, was taken away from him when the resident Tadakage rebelled in his father Nobufusa's time and has not been restored since then, even though the land was inherited from his ancestors. On the right side of the document, there is a note written by the other person that Nobuaki was granted control of the village as a place of inheritance, and a signature seal that is thought to belong to Taira Moritoshi, a leading family member of the Taira clan and a Shimadzu-no-Sho Rusudokoro.

3-22 Bunki 2nd year, Genealogical chart of a certain clan

• Size:34.7cm x 201.0cm
• Period: Warring States period
• Holder: Miyakonojo Shimazu residence

A genealogical chart inscribed “Bunki 2nd year (1502)” in the back. Although the first part of the genealogy does not indicate the family name, it is assumed to be that of the Ijuin family, which held the position of Ijuin-Gunji-shiki (county magistrate), based on the actual name.

The Soushunun held the position of Nanushi-shiki (village head) of Kameishi in Einin 2nd year (1294), and his son Doushun was the Azukarinushi of Ijuin Shikamiden Hisatomi-na Yamashita Enokida and Tofukuji-kata in Satsuma Province. Shunsei's daughter became the wife of an Ijuin-Gunji-Shiki. Those facts suggest that the Ijuin clan had a strong influence in the Ijuin area of Satsuma Province.

3-23 Kasugamiya Mandara, colored silk book​

• Size:68.6cm x 29.7cm
• Period: Kamakura
• Holder: Kyushu National Museum

This is a bird's-eye view of the grounds of Kasuga Shrine, with the upper part as east, and Mount Mikasa and Mount Kasuga in Nara in the background. The approach to the shrine begins at the Ichino-torii (first shrine gate) at the bottom of the picture and leads upwards to the Honsha, which enshrines the Shishin (four deities), on the left and the Wakamiya Shrine, which enshrines Wakamiya, further ahead on the right. The approach to the head office is not drawn in a straight line, but rather winding, which is an old element of earlier works such as the Horyu-ji Bon. The depiction of the shrine buildings and trees is careful and exquisite, and the small, graceful panels are suitable for the private worship of aristocrats in their residences.

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4-28 Azumagami, Vol. 6, 17, 21,​

• Size:30.6cm x 22.4cm
• Period: Edo period
• Holder: Historiographical Institute, The University of Tokyo.

The Azuma Kagami is a Japanese history book established in the Kamakura period. It chronicles the events of the Kamakura shogunate from 1180 to 1266, from Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first shogun of the Kamakura shogunate, to Munetaka-shinno, the sixth shogun. It is believed to be in 52 volumes (the 45th volume is missing). It is regarded as the first record of the samurai government in Japan.

In Volume VI, an article dated April 20, Bunji 2nd year (1186) states that there were more than 50 manors of Kaya-no-in, which belong to Chisokuin, and Shimadzu-no-Sho is presumed to be included in those manors. Article dated September 4, Kennin 3rd year（1203）in Vol. 17, describes that Shimadzu Tadahisa had been confiscated the Shugoshiki(guardianship) of Osumi, Satsuma, and Hyuga due to his involvement in the Hiki rebellion. In the article dated February 2, Kenryaku 3rd year (1213) in Vol. 21, Shimadzu Saemonnojo (Tadahisa) is listed as gakumonjo-ban(governor of a study center).

4-29 Suhama Botan Chou Chou Kyou (Mirror with Sandbank, Peony, butterfly and bird, )​

• Size:Diameter 18.9cm,Rim height 0.4cm
• Period: Kamakura
• Holder: Kyoto National Museum

This mirror is brown with a black lacquer-like coating on the back in places. The mirror surface is gilded and tinned, with flat spherical buttons whose holes are not pierced, although there are traces of Habaki (metal collar) on the string hole. The mirror body is as thin as 1.5 mm thick and has a hanging hole on the upper left side, dynamically depicting a peony extending from the Sandbank.

A mirror by the same craftsman with exactly the same features as this mirror in detail such as peony flowers, leaves, and birds has been handed down to Nitta Shrine in Kagoshima Prefecture. The mirror has the inscription "Saemonnojo Tomotoshi, Einin 2nd year (1294), March 18, Senyuno." Considering the tradition of the mirror, it was probably made in the late 13th century, and this mirror must have been made in the same period.

​4-30 Tachi Mumei(Niji Kunitoshi)

• Size: 2 shaku 5 sun 5bu long
• Period: Kamakura　
• Holder: Private

Kunitoshi is said to be the son of Rai Kuniyuki, and there are two types of swords in existence: one is the so-called "Niji Kunitoshi" without the character "Rai" in the inscription, and the other is inscribed with the three characters "Rai Kunitoshi". There is a difference in style to some extent between the two, there are both theories that swardsmith is a different person and the same person. In general, Niji kunitoshi's style is characterized by the gorgeous patterns of the blade, which show the Bizen-mono style, but it is also unique in that it is a Yaki-ba with Nie, and the Ashi (which look like lines) in the blade are in the opposite direction from those of the Bizen-mono style.

This sword is recognized as the work of Kunitoshi, a representative swordsmith of the Kamakura period, even though it is unmarked and unpolished.

4-31 Satsumanokuni Izakunoshou Hioki Kitagou Shitaji chuubun ezu

• ​​Size:97.3cm x 62.5cm
• Period: Kamakura
• Holder: Historiographical Institute, The University of Tokyo.

This illustration was created in Genkyo 4th  year (1324) when a settlement was reached between the Ryoke (manor owner) and the Jito (local manor official) regarding the Shitaji (land with profits) in Satsuma Hioki Hongo (present-day Hioki City, Kagoshima Prefecture) of the Shimadzu-no-Sho manor owned by the Konoe-Ke. This is one of the most representative historical documents related to such discussions in Japan.

The content of the agreement was to divide the entire lands of Izaku-no-Sho, Hioki-hongou, and Hioki-shin-goryo, such as rice fields, mountains, wilderness, and rivers, equally between the two sides, so that each side could perform the taxation and police powers within their respective domains. However, as Hioki-kitagou became complicated due to the use of rivers and roads for the boundary, this map seems to have been drawn to clarify the line.

Two political divisions, the "Jitosho" and the "Ryou-ke-mandokoro" are listed on the map, indicating the existence of an administrative organization. It also suggests that in the late Kamakura period, there was a dispute between the shogunate and the manor owner, which divided the land in two.

4-33 Fujiwara Ieyasu Yuzurijo Dated Shoan 2nd Year June 15, (Honda Document)

• Size: 29.2cm x 42.8cm
• Period: Kamakura
• Holder: Miyakonojo Shimazu Residence

This document, dated June Shoan 2nd year (1300), states that Fujiwara Ieyasu decided to transfer the rice fields and wilderness in Yamato-in Hirahara Village, Satsuma Province (Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture) to his son Kuma-oni-maru in perpetuity, and to transfer the documents related to the land to his heir son Kojumaru.

Yamatoin is Shimadzu-no-Sho Yosegoori (unit of manor). At that time, the procedure for inheritance was to prepare such a letter and then obtain an authorized document from the shogunate. The phrase "sauten no tokororyou (the place of inheritance)" suggests that in the late Kamakura period, the inheritance of land was considered a matter of course.

4-34 Fujiwara Ieyas Baiken, dated Shoan 2nd year June 15, (Honda Document)

• Size: 30.5cm x 42.8cm
• Period: Kamakura
• Holder: Miyakonojo Shimazu Residence

Baiken is a certificate given by a seller to a buyer.

In June Shoan 2nd year (1300), Fujiwara (Samejima) Ieyasu sold inherited land including rice fields and wilderness in Yamato-in Harihara in Satsuma province to Tokiyoshi Taro Michiyasu, a Gokenin (shogunate retainer) of Satsuma Province. Michiyasu then resold them to Honda Saemonjo. However, when the shogunate enacted the Tokusei (debt cancellation order), the property reverted to Ieyasu. However, Ieyasu sold it to Honda Saemonjo in perpetuity. This historical record conveys the various aspects of land ownership in the late Kamakura period.

4-35 Fujiwara Ietada dou Iyeyasu Rensho Baiken, dated March 10, Showa 3rd year (Honda Document)

• Size:28.6cm x 41.4cm
• Period: Kamakura
• Holder: Miyakonojo Shimazu Residence

In March Showa 3rd year (1314), Ietada and Ietada jointly signed a document stating that the land in Yamato-in Takehara-machi 2dan in Satsuma province, which had been inherited by Fujiwara (Samejima) Ieyasu, was to be sold to Hond Nyudo in perpetuity. As stated at the end of the document, the sale of land required the involvement of the Kokuga, Shimazu-no-Sho Ryoke, and Jito, and it was related to the collection of annual tribute and temporary duties.

4-37 Tachi Mei Bungonokuniju Sou Joshu Saku​

• Size:2shaku 5sun 9bu long, 
• Period: Heian-Kamakura
• Holder: Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords/The Japanese Sword Museum,Important Art Object

This sword has a slightly thicker Kasane (sword body), with a high Koshi-zori (warp near the hand) and Funbari (have a difference in width between the hand and the tip of the blade), giving it an elegant appearance. The blade has a fine Itame-hada (A pattern that looks like a wood plank) with a smooth and grate iron texture. The blade pattern is a fine Suguha (straight blade) with Komidare (slight irregularities), and Kanago (handle) is unpolished.

Bungo province had swordsmiths as well as Satsuma province for a long time, and Sadahide is one of the most famous swordsmiths as well as Yukihira. In "Kanchiin honmei zukushi" the oldest book of swords written in the late Kamakura period, Sadahide is listed with individual articles. He is said to be both Yukihira's teacher and disciple. The approximate date of Sadahide can be estimated from the fact that one of Yukihira's works (Important Art Object) has an inscription dated Genkyu 2nd year (1205).

Sadahide is said to have served as the head priest of Mt. Hikosan, which straddles present-day Fukuoka and Oita prefectures, and once flourished as a major Buddhist monastery boasting 3,000 lodgings.

This work is extremely valuable as one of the few surviving examples of this craftsman's work, and the quality of the work is in line with that of the Ko-Kyushu style. It is a masterpiece that combines an old-fashioned with elegant appearance.

4-38 Hokkyou Roushou Shojo (Honda Document)

• Size: 29.5cm x 39.0cm
• Period: Kamakura
• Holder: Miyakonojo Shimazu Residence

A letter from Hokkyo Ryuso, who was a Zassho-shoku in charge of affairs of the manor office, dated November Shoan 2nd year (1299). The letter states that there was a dispute over a 10choubu of land in Yamatoin Harihara-myo, in Satsuma Province, concerning a general survey of rice fields by the Kokuga (provincial government), and that the dispute was settled and the lawsuit was suspended. The address is Harihara (Honda) Oni ki maru.

4-39 Shimadzu Doukan Kudashibumi, dated February 19, Shokei 2nd leap year (Honda document)

• Size: 33.7cm x 51.5cm
• Period: Kamakura
• Holder: Miyakonojo Shimazu Residence

A Kudashibumi issued by Shimadzu Sadahisa in February of the 2nd year of Shokei (1333). It ordered Honda Kunai Zaemon Nyudo Dokan (Chikakane) that he should give the lands of Myoden and others in Yamato-in Nishikata, Satsuma Province to Honda Dokan as a reward for his contribution. Yamato-in was divided into the Higashikata (eastern) and Nishkata (western) by the Noda River in the mid-14th century and this letter indicating Nishikata confirms that.

​4-41 Kugizaki Hatsufusamaru dai Doukaku wayojo, dated July28 Karyaku 3rd year (Sangoku hitsuen)

• Size:30.1cm x 41.3cm
• Period: Kamakura
• Holder: Miyakonojo Shimazu Residence

This Wayojo was issued in July Karyaku 3rd year (1328) by Doukaku on behalf of Kugizaki Hatufuwamaru. A "Wayojo" is a document of agreement exchanged by both parties when a settlement is reached.

A dispute arose between Nagase Matagoro Muneshige and Ama-Myushin, widow of Kugizaki Bizenboukenryo, and her son Hatsufusamaru regarding the land in Ijuin Kawamata-myo Kugisaki in Satsuma Province. As a result, since Muneshige paid tribute and official matters without delay, it seems that a settlement was reached as the Nagase family owned the lands thereafter.

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5-43 Kena Yuzurijo, dated August 15, Bunna 3rd year (Honda Document)

• Size: 31.0cm x 47.7cm
• Period: Nanbokucho
• Holder: Miyakonojo Shimazu Residende

A letter was issued by Kena (Honda Hisakane) to Minarikawa-den regarding transfer in August Bunnwa 3rd year(1354).

It states that Kanataro (Tadatsune) is to be given the armor and swords of the Honda family, as well as his position and domain after Kena's death, as his heir.

5-44 NishokouYuzurijo, dated August 22, Oan 7th  year (Honda Document)

• Size:29.1cm x 41.7cm
• Period: Nanbokucho
• Holder: Miyakonojo Shimazu Residende

A letter regarding the transfer issued by Shokouni to her son, Honda Sakon Kuroudo Kanehisa, on August Oan 7th year (1374). It states that the lands of Yamato-in minarigawa-mura in Satsuma Province, the land inherited by Shokoni, were to be transferred to his son Kanehisa in perpetuity. However, this excludes the portion given to Hyouejiro and Kanamyo himegozen. It also states that the family should keep their unity to prevent any disturbance or trouble in the area and that the tribute and official matters to the Kokuga, Ryoke, and Jito should be carried out by the precedent.

5-45 Kushimainin Nishikata Tsubotsuke (Nagai Document)

• Size:13.3cm x 31.5cm
• Period: Warring States
• Holder: Miyakonojo Shimazu Residende

This is a document of Tsubotsuke in the western part of Kushima-in (Kushima City). Tsubozuke refers to the location and area of fields per tsubo (era unit). It was handed down to the Nagai family, vassals of the Miyakonojo Shimadzu family. During the Warring States period, the Nagai family is believed to have been important vassals of the Shimadzu Houshu-ke, which ruled Kushima. The area is indicated for each Kado, a grouping of farmers in southern Kyushu. Interestingly, they used the same name as a manorial system "Kushima-in-nishikata", such as “in” used in ancient times to denote a warehouse and "nishikata" used in the Middle ages when the Kushima-in was divided into east and west.