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361 items from the Kikutei Collection have been newly digitized and released.

Kikutei Collection is an assembly of manuscripts and books handed down through the Kikutei Family founded by Kanesue (1281-1339; 兼季), the forth son of Sanekane Saionji (1249-1322; 西園寺実兼). The Kikutei (Imadegawa) Family was designated one of the highest status court families called the Seiga (清華) family which members can be appointed as Daijō-daijin (太政大臣) and served as biwa (Japanese lute) players. The collection includes many records of the court rituals, documents on music and instruments, and diaries hand-written by nobles.
The collection deposited in 1921 and 1923 and additional documents and scrolls of portraits related to the Kikutei Family were donated to the Main Library, Kyoto University by the owner of the collection and were formally registered as the holdings of the library in January 2021.

▼Kikutei Collection

This time, 361 items from the collection have been newly digitized and released. These include "今出川家歴代履歴", a records of the Kikutei Family, and "伊勢外宮正遷宮", "春日祭次第", "禁中年中行事", records of rituals.

"今出川家歴代履歴"

"禁中年中行事"

The digitization of rare materials released this time was conducted under the "Project to Build an International Collaborative Research Network for Pre-modern Japanese Texts" by the National Institute of Japanese Literature in which Kyoto University Library participates.

As of February 14, 2024, the Digital Archive provides 2,092,303 images of 25,157 titles.

 

▼Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive
361 items from the Kikutei Collection have been newly digitized and released

Zokyo Shoin Collection held by the Main Library consists of Buddhist sutras and books collected from the archives of temples by a publisher in Kyoto.
Among these, 262 items from Zokyo Shoin-bon have been newly digitized and released.

大佛頂如來密因修證了義諸菩薩萬行首楞嚴經合論 十卷

The digitization of part of Zokyo Shoin Collection is supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (23HP8002).

▼Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive
262 items from Zokyo Shoin Collection have been newly digitized and released

The Kyō-ō Gokokuji Documents (monjo) were discovered by Toshihide Akamatsu in the treasure house of Toji Temple in 1937. After the war, Kyoto University borrowed, organized and transcribed them. In 1968, they were given to Kyoto University. In 1971, these documents designated as a National Important Cultural Property. The collection consists of 3043 documents that date from the Heian period (794-1185) through the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1600).

This time, images of 311 of these documents has been newly released.

▼The Kyoto University Museum - Kyō-Ō Gokokuji Documents

"若狭国太良荘実検取帳"

"若狭国太良保実検名寄帳”

As of February 8, 2024, the Digital Archive provides 2,021,589 images of 24,534 titles.

26 items from 5 libraries including Ueno Collection, Thaner Collection and "Le journal de Shanghai" have been newly released on the Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive.

For the list of the items released this time, Please see the news page below.

▼Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive
26 items including Ueno Collection, Thaner Collection and "Le journal de Shanghai" have been newly released

The Maintenance work was completed (2023/10/18) and the service has been restored.

Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive will suspend its service due to the system maintenance from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on October 18, 2023.
Thank you for your understanding.

 

The Maintenance work was completed (2023/9/19) and the service has been restored.

Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive will suspend its service due to the system maintenance from 6:00 pm on September 15 to 10:00 am on September 19, 2023.
Thank you for your understanding.

 

All 98 itmes from the Canh Phuoc Collection held by the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) has been newly released on the Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive.

 

『潙山大圓禪師警策文』

 

▼ Canh Phuoc Collection

The Canh Phuoc Collection was found at Jing Fu si (Chùa Cảnh Phước in Vietnamese, Wat Samananam Borihan in Thai), which is one of Vietnamese Buddhist temples in Bangkok, Thailand.
The collection consists of 98 pieces of religious material written in Sino-Nom scripts from the late nineteenth to the twentieth century.
The collection is an important materials which tells us the spread of Chinese Mahayana and Vietnamese Buddhism to Southeast Asia.

The Graduate School of Letters of Kyoto University and the Kyoto University Museum have been carrying out the restoration and digitization of an important cultural property Dainihonshi hensan kiroku held by the Graduate School of Letters since academic year 2017. 214 images of the restored volumes 51-55 are now available in Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive.

■Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive
"Important Cultural Property "Dainihonshi Hensan Kiroku" Vol.51-55 (G.S. Letters) Newly Released "
https://rmda.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/news/2023-07-05

▼Important Cultural Property - Dainihonshi hensan kiroku (G.S. Letters)
https://rmda.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/collection/dainihonshi

The Maintenance work was completed and the service has been restored. (2023/5/24 13:30)

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Service Suspension has been extend to 2 pm. Sorry for the inconvenience. (2023/5/24 13:00)

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Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive will suspend its service due to the system maintenance from 11 am to noon on May 24, 2023.

The service will be restored as soon as the maintenance work has been completed.

41 titles of rare materials held by the Main Library, including "大般若波羅蜜多経" from the Tanimura Collection and "正倉院東大寺宝図", have been newly released.

As of March 31, 2023, Kyoto University Rare Materials Digital Archive provides 2,008,201 images of 24,098 titles.
Library Network disseminates the university's rare materials to the world through the promotion of OA.

 

"大般若波羅蜜多経" vol.199

 

"正倉院東大寺宝図"

 

Record ID	Title	Collection
RB00009335	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第38	Tanimura Collection
RB00009337	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第182	Tanimura Collection
RB00009338	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第235	Tanimura Collection
RB00009347	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第123	Tanimura Collection
RB00009348	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第129	Tanimura Collection
RB00009353	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第199	Tanimura Collection
RB00009355	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第90	Tanimura Collection
RB00009356	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第451	Tanimura Collection
RB00009358	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第411	Tanimura Collection
RB00009362	大般若波羅蜜多経 巻第84	Tanimura Collection
RB00009413	因明正理門論本	Tanimura Collection
RB00009415	三論玄義	Tanimura Collection
RB00009479	禅苑蒙求 3巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00009498	天目中峯和尚広録 巻第20	Tanimura Collection
RB00009529	無文印 20巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00009533	無門関抄 2巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00009536	(鎮州)臨済慧照禅師語録	Tanimura Collection
RB00009537	(鎮州)臨済恵照禅師語録	Tanimura Collection
RB00009580	清珠集	Tanimura Collection
RB00009583	釈浄土群疑論 7巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00009638	大徳国学校論略	Tanimura Collection
RB00009766	五経集註	Tanimura Collection
RB00009768	(欽定)四経	Tanimura Collection
RB00009769	七経孟子考文並補遺 200巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00009770	易学啓蒙通釈 2巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00009772	(伊川)易伝 4巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00009776	(官板)周易本義通釈 12巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00009777	(官板)周易本義附録纂註 15巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00009779	大易緝説	Tanimura Collection
RB00011448	朝鮮史略 6巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00011449	懲毖録 4巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00011450	懲毖録 4巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00011453	東史撮要	Tanimura Collection
RB00009784	詩集伝通釈 20巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00009786	詩集伝名物鈔 8巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00009787	詩経類考 巻第26(上下)	Tanimura Collection
RB00009789	詩序	Tanimura Collection
RB00009790	書経集註 6巻	Tanimura Collection
RB00013570	正倉院東大寺宝図	Other Rare Materials in Japanese
RB00033838	正倉院御寶物之圖	Non-rare Materials
RB00033839	正倉院寶物圖	Non-rare Materials