<Articles>The Wandering Shi-tai-fu 士大夫 and their Purchase of Land

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  • <論説>北宋士大夫の徒居と買田 : 主に東坡尺牘を資料として
  • 北宋士大夫の徒居と買田--主に東坡尺牘を資料として
  • ホクソウ シタイフ ノ トキョ ト バイデン--オモニ ヒガシハセキトク オ シリョウ ト シテ

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Su-shin 蘇軾 (Tung-po 東坡), a well-known writer and civil-officer of the Northern Sung 北宋 dynasty, left many letters of his own. With reference to the letters concerning his purchase of land and the ones which he wrote to his relatives, the author has here attempted to make clear a social and economic aspect of the life of Chinese gentry (Shi-taifu 士大夫) in his time. Su-shin 蘇軾 was looking for land since he was exiled to Huang-chou 黄州, and finally managed to get it in Ch'ang-chou 常州 by the help of his friends and native men of influence (Shih-jên 士人). (On this occasion, he was suspected of his unlawful deed in conspiracy with local officials.) Since then, he never returned to his native land Mei-chou 眉州, leaving his ancestor's tomb and his house in charge of his relatives. Such an attitude was common in the Shi-tai-fu 士大夫 class in Northern Sung 北宋, who as Su-shin 蘇軾 himself worte, aimed at good living and their descendant's success. We find in them a fluid part of the Northern Sung 北宋 society. At the same time, we should notice the fact that there were many Shih-jê 士人 who could not obtain the post of officials and remained in their native land.

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  • 史林

    史林 54 (2), 206-231, 1971-03-01

    THE SHIGAKU KENKYUKAI (The Society of Historical Research), Kyoto University

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