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*''Japanese'': 東山御文庫 ''(Higashiyama go-bunko)''
The Higashiyama Go-bunko is an Imperial archive located on the grounds of the [[Kyoto Imperial Palace]]. It contains some 80,000 items dating from the [[Heian period|Heian]] to [[Muromachi period]]s of exceptional historical value.
The collection suffered considerable damage during the [[Onin no Ran|Ônin no Ran]], but became larger and more well-maintained beginning in the early [[Edo period]], especially under [[Emperor Go-Mizunoo]], who had a particular interest in collecting. Much of the documents are locked in Edo period boxes, and can only be opened by imperial chamberlains (''[[jiju|jijû]]''), and only by imperial order.
The archive is sealed by imperial order, and can only be opened by imperial order. However, the collection is opened for several days once a year for ''bakuryô'' ("airing out"), during which time scholars from the [[Shiryohensanjo|Shiryôhensanjo]] (among others) are granted access to study the works, and to produce microfilm reproductions. A significant portion of the collection is today available in microfilm at the Hensanjo, though there is no anticipated completion date for the process of reproducing the entire collection.
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==References==
*Jason Webb, "Kyôto gosho no higashiyama go-bunko no bakuryô gyôji'', talk given at USC/Meiji University Research Exchange, Feb 16 2018.
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
The Higashiyama Go-bunko is an Imperial archive located on the grounds of the [[Kyoto Imperial Palace]]. It contains some 80,000 items dating from the [[Heian period|Heian]] to [[Muromachi period]]s of exceptional historical value.
The collection suffered considerable damage during the [[Onin no Ran|Ônin no Ran]], but became larger and more well-maintained beginning in the early [[Edo period]], especially under [[Emperor Go-Mizunoo]], who had a particular interest in collecting. Much of the documents are locked in Edo period boxes, and can only be opened by imperial chamberlains (''[[jiju|jijû]]''), and only by imperial order.
The archive is sealed by imperial order, and can only be opened by imperial order. However, the collection is opened for several days once a year for ''bakuryô'' ("airing out"), during which time scholars from the [[Shiryohensanjo|Shiryôhensanjo]] (among others) are granted access to study the works, and to produce microfilm reproductions. A significant portion of the collection is today available in microfilm at the Hensanjo, though there is no anticipated completion date for the process of reproducing the entire collection.
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==References==
*Jason Webb, "Kyôto gosho no higashiyama go-bunko no bakuryô gyôji'', talk given at USC/Meiji University Research Exchange, Feb 16 2018.
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
