People of Quanzhou

A writer of human interest stories from the late Edo period. His real name was Senkichi. His other names included Tsukuba Senkitsu, Sanbunsha Jiraku, Shiba Sanjin, Imitative Tansai, Shireisai, and Kashimaru. He lived on the banks of Tsukuba-cho outside the Yamashita Gomon gate in Edo, and later moved to the banks of the Sumida River. His background is unclear, but it is certain that he was skilled in calligraphy and worked as a copyist. He was also knowledgeable in painting as Shireisai Senki, a disciple of Keisai Eisen. From around 1827 (Bunsei 10), he worked as a copyist for gesaku and haiku, and in the same year he visited Kyokutei Bakin, and thereafter wrote the manuscripts for many of Bakin's works. From there he turned to writing, and wrote such works as "Ukikusa: A Love Story in Fiction" (1829), "Today's Misao Library" (1829?), "A Woman's University of Thought as It Is" (1830), "Ko Sankingoro Kana Writings for Young Women" (1831), "News from Young Women of the World and the Popular Literature" (1834), and "The Rise and Fall of Young Women: Misao's Guide to the History of the Great Peace" (1837). Among them, "News from Young Women" is highly regarded as the masterpiece of human interest works. Tamenaga Shunsui took over "News from Young Women" and Shotei Kinsui took over "News from Young Women" midway through.

[Muto Motoaki]

"Thoughts on Kyozanjin" by Minoru Mizuno (included in "Edo Novel Studies", 1974, Chuokoron-Shinsha)" "The Amateur Writer Kyozanjin" by Motoaki Muto (included in "Dr. Yoshinobu Iura Kako Memorial Essay Collection: Performing Arts and Literature", 1977, Kasama Shoin)"

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

江戸後期の人情本作者。本名仙吉。別号筑波仙橘(つくばせんきつ)、三文舎自楽(じらく)、司馬山人、文盲短斎、紫嶺斎(しれいさい)、可志丸など。江戸山下御門外筑波町河岸通りに住み、のちに墨田河畔に移る。伝はさして明らかではないが、書に巧みで筆耕を勤めていたことは確かである。また、渓斎英泉(けいさいえいせん)の門人紫嶺斎泉橘として絵にも通じていた。1827年（文政10）前後から戯作(げさく)や俳書の筆耕を勤め、同年には曲亭馬琴のもとを訪れ、以後数多くの馬琴作品の版下を書いている。そこから実作にも転じ、『虚中実話恋の萍(うきくさ)』（1829）、『当世操(いまようみさお)文庫』（1829？）、『人情其儘女大学』（1830）、『小　三金五郎仮名文章娘節用(かなまじりむすめせつよう)』（1831）、『教外俗文娘消息』（1834）、『盛衰栄枯娘太平記操早引(みさおのはやびき)』（1837）などの人情本をものしているが、なかでも『娘節用』は人情本の代表作として評価されている。なお、『娘消息』は為永春水(ためながしゅんすい)が、『操早引』は松亭金水(しょうていきんすい)が、それぞれ途中から引き継いでいる。

［武藤元昭］

『水野稔著『曲山人考』（『江戸小説論叢』所収・1974・中央公論社）』▽『武藤元昭著『素人作者曲山人』（『井浦芳信博士華甲記念論文集　芸能と文学』所収・1977・笠間書院）』

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