Yamanoue no hi

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Yamanoue stone monument

Yamanoue no hi ( Japanese 山 ノ 上 碑 ; Yamanoue hi , German 'Yamanoue stone monument') is a natural stone made of pyroxene - andesite with a height of 1.11 m, a width of 47 to 50 cm and a thickness of approx. 50 cm. It is believed that the stone monument was erected in 681 during the reign of Temmu -tennō. On the front it shows a text of 53 characters, which are arranged in four vertical lines. The stone monument is located in Takasaki in Gunma Prefecture , Japan . It belongs with the Tago stone monument and the Kanaizawa stone monument to the "three stone monuments of Kōzuke" ( mit 野 三 碑 Kōzuke sanpi ) and it is the oldest of the three stone monuments. The stone monument was declared a special historical site on October 5, 1954, together with the neighboring Kofun of the same name .

overview

Imitation of the stone monument

The stone itself is only slightly worked and is reminiscent of stone monuments from Silla , on the Korean mainland. The inscription is engraved in the Reisho style with a V-shaped profile. The inscription is believed to be an epitaph from the neighboring round kofun. The text shows that the stone monument was erected by a monk of the Hōkō Temple named Chōri, head of the Miyake family ( 屯 倉 ), for his late mother Kurome-toji. However, recent excavation results make it very likely that the stone monument comes from the Sannohaiji Temple ( 山 王 廃 寺 跡 ) in Maebashi . The origin of the monk on the father's and mother's side is also indicated on the stone.

genealogy

Niikawa no omi
新 川 臣
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Takemori no mikoto
健 守 命
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shitatami no Sukune
斯 多 々 弥足 尼
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ōgo no omi
大 児 臣
 
 
 Chōri
 
 
 Kurome-toji
 
 
 
 

gallery

  • Yamanoue-Kofun

  • View inside the stone chamber of the Kofun

  • Building that houses the Yamanoue Stone Monument

Remarks

  1. ↑ Kōzuke is the old name of today's Gunma Prefecture.
  2. ↑ It is not certain that they are the same family as mentioned on the Kanaizawa stone monument.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 山上 碑 及 び 古墳 . Takasaki City, accessed September 21, 2019 (Japanese).
  2. ↑ 山 ノ 上 碑 . In: ブ リ タ ニ カ 国際 大 百科 事 典 小 項目 事 典 at kotobank.jp. Retrieved September 21, 2019 (Japanese).
  3. ↑ 山上 碑 及 び 古墳 . Takasaki City, accessed September 21, 2019 (Japanese).
  4. ↑ 黒 売 刀 自 . In: ブ リ タ ニ カ 国際 大 百科 事 典 小 項目 事 典 at kotobank.jp. Retrieved September 21, 2019 (Japanese).

Web links

Commons : Three Stone Monuments by Kōzuke  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 36 ° 16 ′ 37.5 ″  N , 139 ° 1 ′ 40 ″  E