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

Shimojo in Koshibe, Harimakoku was originally given from Tameie to his heir, Tameuji. However, later Tameie's second wife, Abutsuni, gave birth to Tamesuke. Tameie decided to take back Shimojo from Tameuji and give it to Tamesuke. The first document ("a letter of transfer written by Fujiwara no Tameie": an important cultural property possessed by Tokyo National Museum) is a letter written by Tameie (72 years old) to that effect and bears Tamenari's seal showing his agreement about returning the land. This is the second document that constitutes a waiver written by Fujiwara no Tameuji (48 years old), stating that Tameuji hands over the ownership of the land to Tamesuke. Both documents are valuable materials that show the remote cause of the separation of the Fujiwara family in the Kamakura period and the handwritings of two generations of the family. They were designated important cultural properties on June 12, 1975.