Hideyoshi's aide warrior Komai Shigekatsu's diary June 15 at 5:49

A part of the original copy of the "Komai Diary" written by a warlord who served by the side, such as the behavior of Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Shuji of adopted child, was found, and the expert who answered the survey said "The original of the warrior's diary appeared It rarely happens, and it has the value of an important cultural property class."

"Komai Diary" is a diary written by Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Hidekazu Komai, a military commander who served Shuji of adopted children.Since it describes the behavior of Hideyoshi and Shuji, it is an important historical material to know the events at that time. is.

It was thought that the original was lost because only a few copies of the Edo period were left, but the University of Tokyo Historical Archives purchased a diary that seems to be part of it and bought the contents at an Internet auction, As a result of the examination, it was determined that the original part of the handwritten part of the copy was itself.

According to Associate Professor Yuki Murai who surveyed, about 70% of the 6th volume of the diary that is found to have more than 17 volumes is found, and the event of February 3rd Bunroku, which is 1594 AD, is recorded. It has been.

Among them, on the 22nd, the contents of the letter of sympathy issued by Shuji when Kuroda Kanbei who supported Hideyoshi's unification of the world was sick, and on the 27th Hideyoshi and Hidetsugu The cherry blossoms were seen in Yoshino, Nara, and the details of the songs written there are recorded in detail.

Associate professor Murai said, “The journals of warlords in this period are few in number and rarely come out in the original, so it is worth the important cultural property class. Researching original handwritten originals with information such as handwriting is very valuable. It's a certain thing, so I think it's a big discovery."

The author is one of Hideyoshi's "right brushes"

According to Associate Professor Murai, Shigekatsu Komai, the author of "Komai Diary", was the right brush to write letters for Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Shuji.

It is known that there were multiple right-hand brushes by Hideyoshi and Shuji, and based on the handwriting in the diary found this time, research is progressing on which letter Shigekatsu was in charge of.

In addition, compared to the original version this time, the copy of the Edo era is well-formatted and has typographical errors, so the original version allows you to accurately understand the notation and contents of the diary.

Associate professor Murai said, "Because my handwriting came out, I think that I can understand it by examining the letters in detail, such as "This red stamp was written by Komai" and "Komai was the right brush at this time" Therefore, it is a very valuable discovery for the research of Hideyoshi's right brushes.”