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The Great Pillars

The museum’s central lobby displays the remains of two monumental wooden pillars that once supported the thirteenth-century honden (main sanctuary) of Izumo Grand Shrine. The pillars were found near the shrine’s Yatsuashi Gate (the entrance to the honden compound) during a year-long archaeological excavation that began in 2000. Like the modern honden, the historical sanctuary was constructed with nine pillars arranged in a three-by-three pattern. The excavation unearthed the remains of three of the nine: the central pillar (shin no mihashira), the front gable-end pillar (uzubashira), and the southeastern side pillar (gawabashira). It is likely that the remnants of the other six pillars are still buried beneath the fenced compound enclosing the current main sanctuary.

A tenth-century children’s textbook describes the main sanctuary of Izumo as the tallest building in the country—a towering 48 meters in height—but there was limited physical evidence to support this claim until the discovery of these enormous pillars. Each pillar is a trio of cedar logs that were bound together with metal bands to create a single column 3 meters in diameter. Both their size and the locations where the pillars were found are similar to those recorded in Kanawa no gozōei sashi zu (Diagram for the Placement of Metal Rings during Shrine Construction), which dates to sometime between the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries. Further analysis through radiocarbon dating has revealed that the pillars were likely installed during a rebuilding of the shrine in 1248.

The pillars’ state of preservation is remarkable. Findings from the excavation indicate that at some point in the past, two streams merged near the sanctuary. The wood became waterlogged, slowing the process of decay.

The exhibit includes the actual remains of the gable-end pillar and a full-size replica of the central pillar (the original is displayed in the Hōmotsuden at Izumo Grand Shrine). The side pillar was reburied in its original location.

宇豆柱

博物館大廳內陳列著兩根巨大的木柱殘骸，它們曾是支撐著13世紀出雲大社本殿（正殿）的立柱。這些立柱原本被掩埋在出雲大社的八足門（本殿正門）附近，於始於2000年、為期一年的考古發掘中出土。當年的出雲大社本殿與現在一樣，也有9根木柱，以3×3的形式排列支撐著社殿。發掘出土的是9根立柱中的3根，為中央的「心御柱」、正面的「宇豆柱」和東南側的「側柱」。據推測，其餘6根立柱的遺骸依然掩埋在如今大社本殿外的圍欄下。

根據10世紀貴族子弟教科書的描繪，出雲大社的本殿是全國最高的建築，超過了名列第三的京都御所大極殿和第二的東大寺大佛殿。傳說中，出雲大社本殿巍然挺立，足足有48公尺高。但在這些巨大的立柱遺跡出土之前，始終沒有切實的證據來支持這個說法。現存木柱殘骸單根直徑3公尺，由三根杉樹的原木組合而成，外面箍有金屬環。無論尺寸還是出土位置，木柱的情況都與著於13至16世紀之間的《金輪御造營差圖》所載很接近。通過碳同位素的進一步測定結果推斷，這些木柱很可能是1248年大社重建時所安裝的。

木柱良好的保存狀態令人驚訝。發掘調查結果顯示，過去的某段時期曾有兩條河流在大社本殿附近交匯，木柱浸泡在水中，因而延緩了木材腐壞的速度。

此處展出宇豆柱的殘骸原件及心御柱的原尺寸複製品，後者原件陳列於出雲大社的寶物殿中。側柱則重新埋入了原來的位置。

宇豆柱

博物馆中央大厅内陈列着两根巨大的木柱残骸，它们曾支撑着13世纪的出云大社本殿（正殿）。这些立柱原本被掩埋在出云大社的八足门（本殿正门）附近，出土于2000年开始的一次为期一年的考古发掘中。当年的出云大社本殿与现在一样，也有9根木柱以3×3的形式排列支撑着社殿。发掘中出土了9根立柱中的3根：中央的“心御柱”、正面的“宇豆柱”和东南侧的“侧柱”。其他6根立柱的遗骸有可能依然掩埋在如今大社本殿外的围栏下。

一本公元10世纪的贵族子弟教科书中对出云大社本殿的描绘称，它是全国最高的建筑，超过了名列第三的京都御所大极殿和第二的东大寺大佛殿。传说中，出云大社本殿巍然挺立，足有48米高。但在这些巨大的立柱遗迹出土之前，始终没有切实的证据支持这个说法。现存木柱残骸单体直径3米，由三根杉树的原木组合而成，外面箍有金属环。无论尺寸还是出土位置，木柱的情况都与著于13世纪至16世纪之间的《金轮御造营差图》所载很接近。通过碳同位素的进一步测定结果推断，这些柱子很可能是1248年大社重建时安装的。

木柱的良好保存状态令人惊讶。发掘调查结果显示，在过去的某个时期，曾有两条河流在大社本殿附近交汇，木柱浸泡于水中，因此延缓了木材腐坏的进程。

此处展出宇豆柱的残骸原件及心御柱的等身复制品，后者原件陈列于出云大社的宝物殿中。侧柱则重新埋入了原来的位置。