18세기 일본 문인 교유 네트워크의 데이터 모델링 시론: 라이 슌스이(頼春水)의 『자이신키지(在津紀事)』』를 중심으로

Abstract

In the context of Early modern East Asian culture, literati, as both major producers and consumers of cultural content, inherently possess the attribute of ‘fellowship’. This is particularly evident in the study of literati gatherings, known as ‘Elegant gathering’(雅集), emphasizing the importance of elucidating kyoyu networks in literati research. This paper aims to approach the formation of fellowship networks through the specific event of fellowship in the life history of an individual, utilizing a database construction perspective to provide a concrete demonstration. Specifically, the study focuses on the literati fellowship patterns within the literary gathring “Gontonsha” established in Osaka in 1764, as documented in Rai Shunsui's kyoyuroku “Zaisinkiji” (1877). The research involves data modeling and the actual construction of a relational database(RDB). The analysis begins by examining the JBDB (Japanese Biographical Database), a precursor model in literati network research. Subsequently, using entity-relationship diagrams (ERD), the data model is designed, centering on the entities of ‘actor,’ ‘event,’ and ‘writing,’ interconnected through relationships of ‘participation’ and ‘record’ in the conceptual design. In the subsequent ‘logical design,’ the fellowship network in “Zaisinkiji” is translated into a logical schema using ERD. Finally, based on this, a relational database is created using the actual records from “Zaisinkiji,” enabling hierarchical queries using SQL in the final stage of data modeling. Through this process, an analysis of the fellowship network and fellowship types based on Gontonsha activities during Shunsui's youth was conducted. This approach not only sheds light on literati fellowship relationships in Rai Shunsui's era but also explores the potential for applying the designed data model to analyze kyoyu networks in other literati contexts in the future.