Wednesday, December 4, 2024 12:30pm to 2pm
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3550 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Goyō-yado 御用宿 was an Edo-period system under which select families in the town of Taisha, near the Izumo Grand Shrine, provided lodging and hospitality for visiting officials from the Matsue Domain and the Shogunate. The Tezen family served as Goyō-yado hosts for generations. This talk will explore the historical significance of the Goyō-yado system via several examples of high-ranking officials who were hosted by the Tezen family, detailing the preparations, menus, and events associated with these visits. Among the family records, one of the most notable is the 1789 pilgrimage to Izumo Taisha by Matsudaira Nobuchika (brother of the 7th Lord of Matsue Domain, Matsudaira Harusato). On that occasion the Tezen family hosted Nobuchika and 23 of his retainers. Family records of this case and others illustrate the elaborate care given to such official visits, especially in the preparation of meals.
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Respondent:
Anne Walthall, Professor Emerita, UC-Irvine.
Bios
Tezen Wakako was born in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. She graduated from International Christian University and studied at University College London (UCL). She is intimately involved in the management of the Tezen Museum, in Izumo, which preserves and exhibits historical documents, ceramics, lacquerware, calligraphic scrolls, and swords, and implements of everyday life associated with the Tezen lineage. After working at a contemporary art gallery in Tokyo, in 2008 Wakako founded an art management consulting company, and has managed projects related to modern and contemporary Japanese art for over 15 years. Since 2019, she has led the development of the nationwide museum collection database “SHŪZŌ.”
Anne Walthall, Professor emerita of Japanese History at the University of California, Irvine, writes on peasant uprisings, peasant women, palace women, and early modern Japan Studies (kokugaku). Among her many essays are The Weak Body of a Useless Woman: Matsuo Taseko and the Meiji Restoration and the forthcoming In the Presence of Gods and Spirits: Hirata Atsutane and his Collaborators.
Additional information
On December 5th, guided by Tezen Wakako, Chef David Schlosser of Shibumi DTLA will prepare a dinner inspired by the Tezen family record of Matsudaira Nobuchika’s 1789 visit. Wakako will provide commentary on the dishes prepared by the Shibumi team. Click here to see the flyer.
This event is part of the Shinso Ito Center Japanese Food Culture and Culinary Traditions Speaker Series.
Faculty Organizer: Jason Webb.
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