Research on the academic and artistic restoration trends of the late Edo period

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K00351
• 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: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: Ichinohe Wataru 慶應義塾大学, 斯道文庫(三田), 教授 (20597736)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 国学 / 好古 / 松平定信 / 橋本経亮 / 藤貞幹 / 契沖

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examines the restoration trend during the Edo period based on the mutual influence of scholarship and art. The first result of this study is the initial identification of the entire collection of 1,200 items left by Hashimoto Tsunesuke, a scholar and antiquarian from the late Edo period. The findings were published in a catalog and exhibition catalogue. The second accomplishment was the discovery of new autograph materials through research into the manuscripts of the national scholar Keichu, which have been designated as important cultural properties by the Japanese government. The third achievement was the clarification of the antiquities collecting activities of the Yoshida family, a wealthy merchant in Nada. In this regard, I collaborated in planning an exhibition at the National Museum of Japanese History. Through these efforts, this research has shed light on the diverse interests of the Japanese people in the Edo period with regard to their own country's past.

Free Research Field

日本近世文学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、近世日本の復古的潮流について考察する上で必要な基礎的資料の整備を大きく進めた。例えば本研究が取り上げた橋本経亮の旧蔵資料には中国で失われた佚存書『文館詞林』や東寺伝来資料など、代表者の専門分野である近世日本文学のみならず、幅広い学術領域に関わる資料が含まれており、またそのいずれもが新出資料である点に学術的意義を有する。自国の過去の歴史や文化に近世期の日本人がどのように向き合っていたのかを考究する本研究は、本邦における人文学の歴史を捉えなおそうとする試みでもあり、その意義を絶えず問われ続けている今日の人文学全般にとって、ひとつのモデルケースを提示するものともなると考える。