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Legendary history of Shitennō-ji (四天王寺縁起, Shitennō-ji engi)[176]

variousPrince Shōtoku (?) and Emperor Go-Daigo (transcription)

Document on the origin of Shitennō-ji and transcription

0794Heian period and Nanboku-chō period, 1335

Two scrolls

Osaka Osaka ShitennojiShitennō-ji, Osaka

Anecdotes of the sovereign dharma King Shōtoku of the Upper Palace (上宮聖徳法王帝説, Jōgū Shōtoku Hōō Teisetsu)[202]

unknown

Biography of Shōtoku Taishi

1050Heian period, 1050 (parts written by early 8th century)

One scroll, ink on paper, 26.7 cm × 228.8 cm (10.5 in × 90.1 in)

Kyoto Kyoto Chionin Chion-in, Kyoto

Enryaku regulations on the transfer of office (延暦交替式, Enryaku Kōtaishiki)[180]

unknown

Oldest extant copy of the original from 803

0859Heian period, around 859–877

One scroll, ink on paper

Shiga Otsu IshiyamaderaIshiyama-dera, Ōtsu, Shiga

The myriad things, pronounced, defined, in seal script and clerical script (篆隷万象名義, Tenrei Banshō Meigi)[183]

unknown

Oldest extant Kanji dictionary. Transcription of the original by Kūkai from around 830–835

1114Heian period, 1114

Six bound books by fukuro-toji,[nb 3] ink on paper, 26.8 cm × 14.6 cm (10.6 in × 5.7 in)

Kyoto Kyoto KozanjiKōzan-ji, Kyoto

Hifuryaku (秘府略)

unknown

Part of the 1000 scrolls Hifuryaku, the oldest Japanese proto-encyclopedia from 831

0794Heian period

One scroll, ink on paper: vol. 868

Tokyo Tokyo Maeda IkutokukaiMaeda Ikutokukai, Tokyo

Ishinpō (医心方), Nakarai edition[187][203]

unknown

Handed down in the Nakarai family; oldest extant transcription of this work

1100Heian period, 12th century[nb 20]

30 scrolls, one bound book by fukuro-toji,[nb 3] ink on paper. Scroll 1: 27.7 cm × 248.0 cm (10.9 in × 97.6 in)

Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo National Museum Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo

Ishinpō (医心方)[186]

unknown

Thought to be closer to the original as it contains fewer annotations than the Nakarai edition of the Ishinpō

0794Heian period

Five bound books, volumes 1, 5, 7, 9, fragments of 10

Kyoto Kyoto Ninnaji Ninna-ji, Kyoto

Rules and regulations concerning ceremonies and other events (延喜式, Engishiki), Kujō edition[204][205]

unknown (more than one person)

Handed down in the Kujō family; the reverse side of 23 of these scrolls contain about 190 letters; oldest extant and most complete copy of Engishiki

1000Heian period, 11th century

27 scrolls, ink on paper; vol. 2: 27.5 cm × 825.4 cm (10.8 in × 325.0 in), vol. 39: 28.7 cm × 1,080.2 cm (11.3 in × 425.3 in), vol. 42: 33.6 cm × 575.1 cm (13.2 in × 226.4 in)

Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo National Museum Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo

Rules and regulations concerning ceremonies and other events (延喜式, Engishiki) Kongōji edition[191][206]

unknown

Oldest extant Engishiki manuscript of certain date

1127Heian period, 1127

Three scrolls, ink on paper: vol. 12 fragments, vol. 14, vol. 16

Osaka Kawachinagano KongojiKongō-ji (金剛寺), Kawachinagano, Osaka

Register of Shrines in Japan (延喜式神名帳, Engishiki Jinmyōchō)[207]

unknown

Volumes 9 and 10 of the Engishiki contain a register of Shinto shrines

1127Heian period, 1127

One scroll, ink on paper: vol. 9 and 10

Osaka Kawachinagano KongojiKongō-ji (金剛寺), Kawachinagano, Osaka

Secret kagura music for the six-stringed zither (神楽和琴秘譜, Kagura wagon hifu)[208]

attributed to Fujiwara no Michinaga

Oldest extant kagura song book

1000Heian period, 10th–11th century

One handscroll, ink on paper, 28.5 cm × 398.4 cm (11.2 in × 156.9 in)

Kyoto Kyoto Yomei BunkoYōmei Bunko, Kyoto

Manual on Courtly Etiquette (北山抄, Hokuzanshō)

unknown

Transcription of the early 11th century original by Fujiwara no Kintō

1000Heian period

Twelve scrolls

Tokyo Tokyo Maeda IkutokukaiMaeda Ikutokukai, Tokyo

Manual on Courtly Etiquette, Volume 10 (稿本北山抄, kōhon Hokuzanshō)[195]

Fujiwara no Kintō

Draft to the Manual on Courtly Etiquette. Only extant volume of the original work in the author's own handwriting and oldest extant letters (on reverse side) in kana. Volume title: Guidance on Court Service. The paper used was taken from old letters and official documents.

1000Heian period, early 11th century, before 1012

One handscroll, ink on paper, 30.3 cm × 1,279.0 cm (11.9 in × 503.5 in)

Kyoto Kyoto Kyoto National Museum Kyoto National Museum, Kyoto

Saibara Music Score (催馬楽譜, Saibara fu)[192][193]

attributed to Prince Munetaka

Oldest extant Saibara score

1050Heian period, mid 11th century

One bound book by fukuro-toji,[nb 3] ink on paper with flying cloud design, 25.5 cm × 16.7 cm (10.0 in × 6.6 in)

Saga Saga Nabeshima Hokokai Nabeshima Hōkōkai (鍋島報效会), Saga, Saga

Classified dictionary of pronunciations and meanings, annotated (類聚名義抄, Ruiju Myōgishō), Kanchi-in edition

unknown

Oldest extant complete edition; expanded and revised edition of the 11th century original

1185mid-Kamakura period

Eleven bound books

Nara Tenri Tenri University LibraryTenri University Library (天理大学附属天理図書館, Tenri daigaku fuzoku Tenri toshokan), Tenri, Nara

Omuro sōjōki (御室相承記)[198][199]

unknown

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1185early Kamakura period

Six scrolls

Kyoto Kyoto Ninnaji Ninna-ji, Kyoto

Go-Uda tennō shinkan Kōbō Daishi den (後宇多天皇宸翰弘法大師伝)[201]

Emperor Go-Uda

Biography of Kōbō-Daishi (Kūkai), original manuscript

1315-03-21Kamakura period, March 21, 1315

One hanging scroll, ink on silk, 37.3 cm × 123.6 cm (14.7 in × 48.7 in)

Kyoto Kyoto Daikakuji Daikaku-ji, Kyoto

History of Tō-ji (東宝記, Tōhōki)

variousedited by Gōhō (杲宝) and Kenpō (賢宝)

Record of treasures at Tō-ji

1336Nanboku-chō period to Muromachi period

Twelve scrolls, one bound book by fukuro-toji[nb 3]

Kyoto Kyoto TojiTō-ji, Kyoto

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