A study of collection of Japanese classics owned by Dairakuji Temple

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K16781
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Japanese literature
• Research Institution: Ishikawa National College of Technology
• Principal Investigator: YAMAZAKI Azusa (土谷梓) 石川工業高等専門学校, 一般教育科, 講師 (00465915)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 書誌 / 近世文学 / 戯作

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Dairakuji Temple was a place of learning in the area from the late modern period to the early Meiji period, and currently owns a collection of more than 2,000 classic books, including (1) books handed down from generation to generation, (2) books inherited by the current head priest from his father, and (3) books collected by the current head priest. These books cover a wide range of subjects, such as sutras, Japanese mathematics, history, medicine, pharmaceuticals, maps, diplomacy, and literature.
This study conducted a bibliographic survey of approximately 500 items in the collection that had not yet been researched. We created a catalog of these items and distributed it to libraries, archives, and other related institutions to clarify their location. By providing a place to access the “actual objects” of literary works including gesaku (popular literature) particularly in the Hokuriku region, this project will contribute to the development of literary research in the future.

Free Research Field

日本近世文学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究における書誌調査と目録編集を通して、大楽寺蔵書（凡その経典を除く）は主に江戸中期から明治初期のものが多く、当時の外交に関連する資料や宗教受容に関わる歴史資料、山東京伝の戯作のほかにも喜多川歌麿の艶本など、幅広いジャンルの典籍が含まれていることが明らかになった。これらのうち特に戯作は個人的なコレクションとして所有され公開していない場合が多く、地方で実物を手に取ることは困難である。しかし、本研究で作成した蔵書目録で資料の所在を明らかにすることは、地方在住の研究者にとって有意義な情報発信であるとともに、公開の場を提供することで研究の裾野を広げ、後学の発展に寄与できるのではないかと考えている。