The study of activities of Ukiyozoshi writer and publisher on Edo and Kamigata area at a turning point of Edo period.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	26370242
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Japanese literature
Research Institution	Kyoto Prefectural University
Principal Investigator	FUJIWARA Hideki 京都府立大学, 文学部, 教授 (20264749)
Project Period (FY)	2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords	西村市郎右衛門 / 浮世草子 / 西村本 / 八文字屋本 / 初音物語 / 青木鷺水 / 西村源六 / 本屋仲間 / 江戸本屋仲間 / 文運東漸 / 書肆 / 西村九左衛門
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This study is an investigation of publication activities of Nishimura Ichiroemon who is a publisher for generations: Especially Ichiroemon Ⅰ is famous as a publisher and writer competing against Saikaku. After Ichiroemon Ⅰ's death, Ichiroemon Ⅱ publishes Ukiyozoshi "Hatune Monogatari" : It is an unknown work written by Aoki Rosui, that I discovered in this research. It shows a trend of his activity against Hachimonjiya who is a popular publisher in Kyoto. Ichiroemon Ⅱ opens a branch in Edo; He becomes a key person for making Nishimura's way into Edo market.