A study on the reception of guqin(qin,ku-ch'in)-music in Japanese early-modern times

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23520230
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese literature
• Research Institution: Saga University
• Principal Investigator: NAKAO Yukari 佐賀大学, 文化教育学部, 准教授 (10441734)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 琴楽 / 琴学 / 七絃琴 / 日中比較文化 / 日中文化交流 / 音楽 / 日本近世 / 思想

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, I examined how intellectuals in Japanese early-modern times perceive guqin(qin,ku-ch'in)-music and analyzed the underlying spirit and academic/philosophical trend. I found that peoples’reception of guqin-music differs considerably from one era to another: Each era presents different environments that affect the appreciators of such music and the academic/philosophical system that they followed. Further, I developed a database of the guqin-artists in Japanese early-modern times and compiled “The Poems of Guqin-Music in Japanese Early-Modern Times” & “The Prose of Guqin-Music in Japanese Early-Modern Times” for make a substructure for related future systematic studies.

Free Research Field

人文学