Tensō-Chifu-sai — Celestial and Terrestrial Bureau Rite
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Canonical entry drawn from a single source layer in 20_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_V_v2_8.md.
Research layers
Section titled “Research layers”Layer 1: Tensō-Chifu-sai — Celestial and Terrestrial Bureau Rite
Section titled “Layer 1: Tensō-Chifu-sai — Celestial and Terrestrial Bureau Rite”Source file:
20_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_V_v2_8.md
Japanese: 天曹地府祭
Class: MAJOR ONMYŌDŌ COURT RITE
Museum object: H-679-8-7
Date: 1781
Creator/copyist: Yoshikawa Wakasa Tatsunao
Dimensions: 68.4 × 48.1 cm
Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0
Historical performance
Section titled “Historical performance”The surviving plan documents the rite held for five days beginning 29 January 1781 at the Tsuchimikado residence in connection with Emperor Kōkaku’s accession.
What the diagram records
Section titled “What the diagram records”- seat of the chief officiant / Tsuchimikado;
- deputy and ritual personnel;
- court noble seating;
- altar placement;
- ritual implements;
- directional arrangement.
Research importance
Section titled “Research importance”This is an actual ritual floor plan, allowing spatial reconstruction at a level impossible from textual summaries alone.