The Military Culture of Daimyō Families in Premodern Japan

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370208
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese literature
• Research Institution: Aichi Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: NAKANE Chie 愛知県立大学, 日本文化学部, 教授 (80326131)
• Research Collaborator: YOTUTUJI Hideki ; DEGUCHI Hisanori
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 中世近世移行期 / 大名家 / 武

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The early Edo period could be regarded, on one hand, as a modern period in terms of the political history, but, on the other hand, as a transition period from medieval to modern era from the cultural point of view. For instance, starting from the medieval to modern times, the various texts of the gunki monogatari; that originated in the medieval period were transformed into pictures, such as those decorating the folding screens of that time. Since the warriors original role was to take part in battles, their fierce attitude was successfully restored in the gunki monogatari and was regarded as the norm for the future samurai generations, while the scenes depicted on the folding screens became symbols of their identity.

Free Research Field

中世説話文学