大坂における大工組の構成と運営 (3) 大工組の運営 : 江戸時代末期における大坂の大工組に関する研究・III

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This paper is one of works in which I intend to clarify the Carpenter's party by doing a research of it's history through doccuments left by a carpenter's family in Osaka. The operation of the carpenter's party in Osaka will be discussed in this paper. The summary is as follows : It was a duty for the carpenters of Osaka to work in Kyoto Imperial Palace, Osaka Castle, and Nakai residence. In the age of 23 parties, they negotiated with Nakai to give a gift instead of labour in Nakai residence as a fireman, and the money for the gift was pooled by the members of 23 parties. This was continued in the age of 24 parties. In the case of labour in Osaka-Castle, "Onaka" made the necessary arrangements, and collected money from carpenters coming to Osaka for work to employ other carpenters instead of them. The expences of the parties were shared by the master carpenters and pupil. The master carpenters paid twice the amount paid by the pupil carpenters. The allotted charges were collected by each party and brought to "Onaka" monthly. There were granted licence by Nakai. The licence of masters was called "Kamado-Fuda", and that of pupils was called "Komori-Fuda". The licence was checked periodically. They had a duty to hand in the licence to "Daikudoshiyori" in the case of any changes in matters entered in the licence for its renewal. It was a rule for each carpenter to notify another carpenter of any contract made with customers of him. Negotiations were camed out with Nakai or other carpenters party for the prevention of outside carpenters coming to Osaka and also when the carpenters wanted to do work outside the carpenters party he belongs to. A member who violated the rules of carpenters party to which he belonged to was punished.