The general reserch on TAKEBE Ayatari

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K00291
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02010:Japanese literature-related
• Research Institution: Nishogakusha University
• Principal Investigator: NAGASHIMA Hiroaki 二松學舍大學, 文学部, 教授 (00138182)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 建部綾足 / 画賛 / 和文読本 / 国学 / 片歌 / 文人

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A comprehensive re-examination of TAKEBE Ayatari's multifaceted achievements-haikai, waka, novels, kokugaku, painting, and more-has yielded the following outcomes:
（１）Ayatari's paintings, where haikai hokku are inscribed as captions, often depict figures, cats, elephants, and other animals, imbued with a humorous and whimsical charm. In later years, as he began to inscribe katauta, an ancient poetic form, the subjects depicted shifted to more traditional themes common in Chinese painting, such as waterfowl and thatched boats, losing some of the humorous elements.
（２）One of Ayatari's intentions in writing the novel "Nishiyama Monogatari" seems to have been to provide a sort of textbook for writing in classical Japanese (giko-bun). He demonstrated to his disciples, through this work, how he applied the results of his research into the literary style of ancient court classics as a practitioner of kokugaku.

Free Research Field

日本近世文学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

建部綾足の俳諧、和歌、小説、国学、絵画等の諸領域における業績は、従来、その領域ごとに限って検討されるのを常としてきた。すなわち、俳諧を検討するときには、絵画の業績が顧慮されることはなかった。しかし例えば、絵画と俳諧・片歌・和歌等の詩歌が一体になった画賛を綾足は沢山残しており、綾足作品においては絵画研究と詩歌研究は不可分である。
今回の研究では、意図的に複数の領域にまたがる研究的な視座から、綾足を論じた。例えば、絵画と俳諧が交差する俳画、小説と国学研究が交差する和文読本『西山物語』などを取り上げ、複数の領域を自由に行き来する綾足精神の有りようを、この時期の文人の一典型として明らかにした。