National Treasures & Important Cultural Properties
of National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan

　　Mon’yo-ki is a record on the affairs of the Shoren-in Temple compiled by the chief priest Imperial Prince Son’en (1298–1356), which is composed of 130 volumes (later increased to 184 volumes).
　　This volume is categorized as part of “Zakketsu (雑決),” a list of estates belonging to a temple and a genealogy of the chief priests, etc., containing about 12 items of catalogues of estates belonging to the temple and sub-temples, as well as other documents, including “The Catalogue of Estates of the Chief Priest (御門跡惣領目録)” and “The Catalogue of the Estates of the Chief Priest of Sub-temple Juraku-in (十楽院門跡領目録).” The lists and documents contained were compiled between the Heian period (794–1185) and Kenmu 4 (1337). Explanatory notes written in red ink can be seen in some texts, and the signature (kao) of Imperial Prince Sondo, who was a disciple of Prince Son’en, is affixed on the seam on other side of the paper.
　　The text written by Imperial Prince Sonjun on the beginning page indicates that this volume was recorded by Prince Son’en himself and therefore this volume is valuable in terms of being written by the editor, who is famous for his excellent calligraphy. Currently it is a shame that the documents are mixed up.