THE FUNCTION OF SYOSO (THE NATIONAL STOREHOUSES) IN ANCIENT TIMES : A Study of Syoso Structure. Part one

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  • 律令国家における正倉建築の機能
  • リツリョウ コッカ ニ オケル ショウソウ ケンチク ノ キノウ

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This study is based mainly on the ancient documents (Syosoin Monzyo). The greater parts of Syoso stored the rough rice. The rough rice had two types, ear and grain. So Syoso had two types of structure. In seven century, Japanese government had to stock much rough rice, for the establishment of the nation and the fight against the foreign powers. Since the Yayoi period, rough rice was stocked in ear-type, but it was not suitable for the storage. For the purpose of that, the government wanted to store in grain-type. To store be grain was very good method for the storage, for it kept long and very compact. Some Syoso for the stock of ear-type rice looked like barn, and the others for the grain looked like silo. The function for the storage and the managements, imposed the some conditions on the structure. so it influenced many points on the structure of Syoso.

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