Inoue Harima no Jo

Japanese: 井上播磨掾 - いのうえ・はりまのじょう

Year of death: 19th May 1685? (20th June 1685)
Year of birth: unknown. A tayu of old joruri from the early Edo period. His nickname and previous name was Ichirobei. He was originally a resident of Kyoto and was said to have been a screen maker for the Imperial Palace. He developed a strong voice and a first-class style, and went to Osaka to play an active role. In 1568, he received the title of Yamato Shojo Fujiwara Sadanori and was honored by being viewed by the Emperor. At one time he was also called Fujiwara Katsunori, but around 1670 he received the title of Harima Shojo, and in the original "Nihon Oudaiki" (1674) he is listed as Harima Shojo Fujiwara Yoei. It is said that he had over 100 pieces of music, and there are 20 originals with inscriptions and crests that remain. He was skilled in reciting many gold and silver stories, and was skilled in travel and scenery. He established the Harima style, which combines sorrow and pain with a strong and soft style, and was revered as the founder of the revival of Osaka joruri. Later in life, he went to Kyoto and recited "Yorimitsu's Success Plan," which was well received. He died in Kyoto at the age of 54 and is said to have been buried in Chomyoji Temple (now Chomyoji Temple), but there is no grave, as there are no death registers or posthumous writings. There are differing theories about the year of his death, with some saying it was after April 1677 (Enpo 5) and others saying it was before 1678. The influence of Harima no Jo was great, as Uji Kaga no Jo made a name for himself with a soft Harima-style storytelling style, and Takemoto Gidayu was also captivated by the Harima style and became a tayu. <References> Yokoyama Shigeru, "Kojoruri Shu, Harima no Jo Shohon" (Classic Library), commentary on "Kojoruri Shohonshu (3)" by the same author, Nishizawa Ippu, "Konjaku Sou Nenki" and Ichiraku Sanjin, "Taketoyo Koji" ("Collection of Historical Materials on the Culture of the Common People of Japan," Volume 7)

(Yasuda Fukiko)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：貞享2.5.19?(1685.6.20)
生年：生年不詳
江戸前期の古浄瑠璃の太夫。通称および前名は市郎兵衛。もと京の住人で内裏の御簾作りという。音声たくましく一流を編み出し,大坂に出て活躍。万治1(1568)年に大和少掾藤原貞則を受領し,叡覧の栄にも浴す。一時,藤原勝則とも名乗るが,寛文10(1670)年ごろに播磨掾を受領し,正本「日本王代記」(1674)には播磨少掾藤原要栄と銘打っている。演目は百余曲といわれ,現存の在銘在紋の正本は20種に上る。金平物を多く語り得意とし,道行,景事にも長じ哀傷と修羅を兼ね備えた,硬軟自在の播磨節を確立し,大坂浄瑠璃中興の祖と仰がれた。後年京入りし「頼光跡目論」を語り好評を博した。54歳で京で没し,長明寺(現頂妙寺)に葬るというが,過去帳も後筆で墓もない。没年には延宝5(1677)年4月以降,同8年以前の異説がある。宇治加賀掾がやわらかな播磨風の語り口を表とし,竹本義太夫も播磨風に心魂を奪われ太夫となるなど,播磨掾の影響は大きい。<参考文献>横山重『古浄瑠璃集・播磨掾正本』(古典文庫),同『古浄瑠璃正本集(3)』解題,西沢一風『今昔操年代記』・一楽散人『竹豊故事』(『日本庶民文化史料集成』7巻)

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