Sichuan changben(Sichuan song books) in the Kambara Collection of Kagawa University Library

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K12312
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 02020:Chinese literature-related
• Research Institution: Hosei University
• Principal Investigator: IWATA Kazuko 法政大学, 法学部, 教授 (90581819)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 四川唱本 / 説唱本 / 唱本

Outline of Final Research Achievements

(1) Work was carried out on the preparation of a compendium of Sichuan changben in the Kambara collection.(2) The characteristics of printed books from the Tongzhi period, which are said to be few in number, were analysed using the Xingshuntang editions.(3) Focusing on "Di xue zhu", which was popular in inland areas such as Sichuan and Hunan and circulated nationwide through various media, and examines the forms and processes by which stories about women's lawsuits were accepted by the people, through analysis of publication and distribution, adaptation of the stories,the Qing dynasty lawsuit system, the prevalence of court-case stories, the transformation of Xuanjiang into entertainment, and the situation of women's lawsuits in actual society. As a result, it became clear that cultural media such as changben made a significant contribution to the process by which court proceedings became established as a social institution among the people.

Free Research Field

中国通俗文芸

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

国内外に知られていなかった神原文庫所蔵の四川唱本について、稀見資料と考えられる道光・咸豊・同治年間のテキストのうち同治年間の興順堂刊本に対する分析、周辺地域の説唱文芸との関連性、各作品の内容の分析と当時の社会制度との関連性、物語の流布だけでなく社会制度の定着と文化メディアが果たした役割の検討等を通して、それらの資料的価値の一端を明らかにし、従来の説唱文芸研究の成果を深化させたことに本研究の学術的意義がある。