Isshin Tasuke

Japanese: 一心太助 - いっしん・たすけ

A fishmonger from the early Edo period. According to the records (stone tower) of Ryugyoji Temple in Shiba Shirokane, Edo (Minato Ward, Tokyo), he died on December 23, 1674 (Enpo 2). As he is a fictional character, there are variations in his name, such as in the novel "Okubo Musashi Abumi" (Okubo Musashi Abumi). According to Momokawa's real name (Bungei Club, July 15, 1901), his real surname was Yabujiri, and he was called Isshin Tasuke because of the "Isshin Jokyo" tattoo on his body. He was a farmer from Kira in Mikawa Province (Aichi Prefecture), who was discovered by the feudal lord Okubo Hikozaemon and promoted to the samurai class in Edo. During a banquet at Hikozaemon's residence, he took on the responsibility of the maid Kikuno, who broke a plate, and broke all the remaining plates, but Hikozaemon touched her collar with the back of his sword and forgave her. Taking this opportunity, Tasuke became a fishmonger, frequenting various parts of Edo, finding out about the affairs of the common people, and becoming acquainted with Hikozaemon, earning him the nickname of a trusted advisor. He was not featured in a senryu poem until 1833 in the "Yanagi Taru" series, and he is thought to have first appeared as a character in a play in 1855 in the "Meiko Temari Funari Jitsuroku" which premiered at the Edo Nakamuraza Theatre, and he is probably much better known today than he was during the Edo period. <References> "Mitamura Engyo Complete Works" Vol. 5

(Nobuhiro Shinji)

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Japanese:

江戸前期の魚屋。江戸の芝白金(東京都港区)立行寺の記録(石塔)では延宝2(1674)年12月23日没。架空の人物のため,実録体小説『大久保武蔵鐙』など伝承により異同がある。桃川実口演(『文芸倶楽部』1901年7月15日号)によると,本姓藪尻,彫り物の「一心如鏡」により一心太助と称した。三河国(愛知県)吉良の農民で,領主大久保彦左衛門に見いだされ,江戸で士分に取り立てられる。彦左衛門邸で饗応の際,皿を割った腰元菊野の罪を引き受け,残りの皿をすべて割るが,彦左衛門は刀の裏で襟元を触り罪を許す。これを機に太助は魚屋となり,江戸の諸方へ出入りをし,市井の事を聞き出し,彦左衛門に通じ,懐刀と呼ばれて功があった。川柳に詠まれたのは天保4(1833)年刊の『柳多留』と遅く,劇中人物としても安政2(1855)年江戸中村座初演の「名高手毬諷実録」が初めてと思われ,知名度は江戸期よりも今日の方がはるかに高いであろう。<参考文献>『三田村鳶魚全集』5巻

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