著者

小粥 祐子

出版者

昭和女子大学

雑誌

學苑 (ISSN:13480103)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.820, pp.51-58, 2009-02-01

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The Tokugawa Shogun and their families lived in Ooku (Great Interior), Honmaru Residence inside Edo Castle. This research analyzes the composition of the decorative interior of 4 specific buildings located on the west side of Ooku which employed ten different plans in their construction during the Manen Period, 1860. Many walls and ceilings of the rooms of the buildings are covered with papers called shohekiga on which pictures have been drawn, or papers called karakami on which various colorful patterns have been printed. The author examines the use of shohekiga and karakami in every room in the targeted buildings and demonstrates that they are used in three different ways depending on the room in which they are located. They are; Type 1: shohekiga put on both ceilings and walls or sliding doors, Type 2: shohekiga on ceilings and karakami on walls or sliding doors, and Type 3: karakami on both ceilings and walls or sliding doors. In the formal official rooms Type 1 is most commonly seen. Type 2 is seen in rooms used for Shoguns and their wives' daily informal living. Type 3 is seen mainly in rooms used by servants or attendants. Based on these observations, the author suggests that the degree of quality of materials is proportionate to the hierarchy of residents in Ooku.