Propagation of Folklore in Medieval Japanese Literature and its Visual Expansions

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24520202
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Japanese literature
Research Institution	Yamagata University
Principal Investigator	KIKUCHI Hitoshi 山形大学, 人文学部, 教授 (50125762)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords	伝承 / 視覚 / 図像 / 絵巻
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This study explores the potential of expanding folklore in Medieval Japan focusing on the historical aspects of its acceptance among people. In particular, visual arts like paintings and performing arts in the Edo era are examined. I argue that in order to fully explicate the potential of folklore in its propagating process it is necessary to observe peripheral phenomena such as book illustrations and local theatrical plays. It is also pointed out that stereotypical pictorial expressions depicted in those media often reveal the significance of ‘sight lines’ implied in the original works of literature.

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