浅五了意における中国明末善書文化の受容 ―顔茂猷著『廸吉録』を中心に―

Abstract

Chinese Zensho, which means Chinese common moralistic books, were creatively rebuilt by intellectuals in Early Modern Japan; their arrival during this period resulted in a kind of “mainlandization” that had an impact on subsequent cultures. Asai Ryoi, born circa 1691, was a highly renowned author of Kanazōshi in the field of national literature—with a focus in modern literature—and a Buddhist monk of Jodo Shinshu Otani-ha. It has been acknowledged that Zensho Tekkitsuroku, written by the moralistic philosopher Yan Maoyou (1578-1637) in the Late Ming Dynasty of China, was accepted by Ryoi and adopted in his admonitory book Kanninki and itinerant novel Ukiyomonogatari. The main purpose of this paper is to discuss how Maoyou’s moralistic thought and Tekkitsuroku had an influence on Ryoi’s Kanazōshi, as well as provide evidence that illuminates Ryoi’s accepting attitude toward Chinese Zensho in the Late Ming Dynasty of China. The paper is organized in the following manner: first, I will outline the characteristics of Maoyou’s moralistic thought and introduce the composition of Tekkitsuroku; second, I will elucidate the reception of Tekkitsuroku in Ryoi’s books, Kanninki and Ukiyomonogatari; and third, I will compare the obtained results with existing research on Ryoi’s Buddhist evangelist considerations of Chinese moralistic culture and clarify his acceptance of Tekkitsuroku while focusing on the similarities and differences between Ryoi and Maoyou.