THE NIKAIMACHI GOTEN AND HAKUHIKEN GOTEN : The urban villas of the retired emperor Gomizuno'o Part 2

Abstract

Part 1 of this paper examined the Hyokai Goten as one example of Retired Emperor Goiuizuno'o's various villas located within the courtiers' quarters of the city of kyoto. Part 2 examines another small urban villa, the Hakuhiken, located on Nikaimachi Tori within the courtiers' quarters. Here we examine Hakuhiken to determine the actual location of this villa, the overall size of its grounds, the size of buildings within the villa complex, and their actual usage, and the meaning of this villa when viewed in terms of Gomizuno'o's relationships with his daughters and various wives.