2021 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
The Diaspora of Classical Japanese Literature: Early Japanese Books in America
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18K12282
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| Research Institution | Yasuda Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
平野 Michelle 安田女子大学, 文学部, 助教 (90752832)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | 三十六歌仙 / 一首歌仙 / 鈴木春信 / Suzki Harunobu / シカゴ美術館 / Art Institute of Chicago / 米国所在和古書 / Immortal Poets |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
In the 2021 year, I published on the Edo period reception and production of the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets. There are at least six manuscript versions of “one-poem” Thirty-Six Immortal Poets, including the 13th century Satakebon illustrated manuscript, each with different poem choices. However, only the Shusuisho and Kasensho versions were commonly printed in the Edo period. I introduce the 1766 Sazareishi, illustrated by Suzuki Harunobu that features an entirely new “version” of the Thirty-Six, including many poems that were not chosen by Fujiwara no Kinto or Fujiwara no Shunzei. The Sazareishi had three main sales points: illustrations done by the famous Harunobu, a fresh and unique collection of poems, and didactic commentary from Tokusoshi, a frequent collaborator of Harunobu’s.
I also began initial research of Suzuki Harunobu’s Thirty-Six Immortal Poets illustrations. As Edo period illustrations of classical Japanese poetry are often appropriated from earlier texts and other artists, I am surveying the items in Harunobu’s illustrations. First, I count the number of human figures, make note of the names of the designs on their clothing, as well as animals and tools in the illustrations. With the addition of further texts, I will be able to demonstrate connections between Harunobu and other artists’ pictorializations of classical Japanese poetry.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
In the 2021 year, the researcher created a database of items and clothing designs in Harunobu’s Thirty-Six Immortal Poets illustrations. This database will be used to compare poetry illustrations and demonstrate the similarity and appropriation of design elements by Edo period artists.
The researcher published two articles and gave two presentations of research results on the Thirty-Six Immortal Poets. The researcher also presented research performed with the Nishikawa Sukenobu Hinagatabon Kenkyukai at the European Association for Japanese Studies (online) in 2021 and contributed to the publication of the transcription and commentary of the Shotoku Hinagata published in 2022.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Given the current status of the Japanese government’s immigration and border policy, the researcher hopes to resume in person survey trips as well as participate in international conferences during the 2022 year. Destinations will include the Art Institute of Chicago as well as the San Francisco Asian Art Museum. The researcher will use this opportunity to reinforce ties with researchers and institutions in the US.
Moreover, the database in construction will be expanded to include Hishikawa Moronobu, Nishikawa Sukenobu and Katsukawa Shunsho's illustrations.
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| Causes of Carryover |
The researcher will resume in person survey trips as well as participate in international conferences during the 2022 year. Destinations will include the Art Institute of Chicago as well as the San Francisco Asian Art Museum.
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Research Products
(5 results)
