2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Relationship between Early Modern Chinese Vernacular Literature and Visual Culture as Seen in Illuminated Vernacular Literary Books Produced in Ming Court
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19K13089
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02020:Chinese literature-related
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| Research Institution | Kanagawa University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | 明代内府彩色絵図本 / 通俗文学 / 視覚文化 / 識字層 / 大宋中興通俗演義（岳飛） / 出像楊文広征蛮伝（楊家将） / 全像金字西遊記 / 春秋五覇七雄通俗演義列国志伝 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study examines the production and reception of illuminated vernacular novels produced in the Ming court, including (1) “Illustrated story of Yang Wenguang,” (2) “Romance of the Song dynasty revival,” (3) “Journey to the West”, and (4) “Chronicle of various countries.” The study yields several new insights into these works that emphasize visual effects, including how they were vertically linked to the production and reception of illustrated books produced by private booksellers and horizontally linked to illustrated books from other genres with similar formats, and how they were produced for women, children, and eunuchs at the Ming court. These insights led to “Aspects of the Emerging ‘Readership’ from the Viewpoint of Visual Culture, including Illuminated Vernacular Novels and Illustrated Books Produced in the Ming Court,” a successor study that aims to clarify the intentions of the creators of (1)to(4) as well as how these works were read and understood by readers.
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| Free Research Field |
中国古典文学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究の推進により、これまで分析がほぼ未着手状態にあった明内府制①～④彩絵白話小説群の制作・受容に、明宮やその圏域の女性、子供、宦官など中下級の識字者が関与しており、また、その制作・受容には、通俗的な娯楽機能だけでなく、宗教、政治、教育ほかの社会的機能が強くあったことを、複数の論文・発表を通して指摘することができた。これにより、従来大衆のものとしてその価値が軽視される傾向にあった通俗文学資料に、実際には、文学研究の領域においてはもちろん、中国の社会史、政治史、宗教史など各方面においても、重要な情報を提供する資料となり得る価値があることを示すことができた。
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