Tomikawa Ginsetsu

Dates of birth and death unknown. Ukiyo-e artist of the mid-Edo period, author of Kusazoshi (black book and blue book). Also known as Fusanobu. Commonly known as Yamamoto Kuzaemon, he was the owner of an ezoushi wholesaler in Edo Otenma-cho, and it is said that he turned to painting after the family business declined, but this is not certain. In 1772 (An'ei 1), he changed his pen name to Ginsetsu. He produced over 280 works between 1760 (Horeki 10) and 1777, most of which were his own drawings. The contents are diverse, including the Soga story "Oiso no Torakurumazuka Monogatari," "Ukiserasuke Ippai no Yume" with a humorous contemporary protagonist, "Momotaro and Kakitaro's Contest of Courage" which is an adaptation of a fairy tale, and "Elegant Kantan: Ukiyoeigamakura," a love story-like work, and they greatly influenced later Kibyoshi novels. He is a typical example of a writer of children's stories from the mid-modern period.

[Masatane Koike]

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生没年未詳。江戸中期の浮世絵師、草双紙(くさぞうし)（黒本・青本）作者。別名房信(ふさのぶ)。俗称は山本九左衛門といい、江戸大伝馬(おおてんま)町の絵草紙問屋の主であり、家業が衰えて絵師に転じたというが確かではない。1772年（安永1）から吟雪に号をかえる。作品は1760年（宝暦10）から77年まで総数280種以上で、そのほとんどは自画作である。内容は多様で、曽我(そが)物の『大磯虎車塚物語(おおいそのとらくるまづかものがたり)』、当世的な滑稽(こっけい)な主人公の『うき世楽助一盃夢(よらくすけいっぱいのゆめ)』、童話を脚色した『桃太郎柿太郎勇力競(ゆうりきくらべ)』、情話風の『風流邯鄲浮世栄花枕(うきよえいがまくら)』など各種にわたり、後の黄表紙(きびょうし)に多く影響した。近世中期の子供の読み物作者の典型である。

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