Nishizawa Ippu

A mid-Edo period Ukiyo-zoshi author. His real name was Yoshinori. His other names were Yoshi and Asayoshi. He was the son of Osaka bookseller Nishizawa Tahei, and from around 1699 (Genroku 12) he called himself Shohonya Kuzaemon and published plays and songs. On the other hand, as a Ukiyo-zoshi author, he wrote works such as Shinshiki Gokanjo (New Color Five Volume Book) in 1698 and his representative work Gozen Gikeiki (Record of the Lord of the Fifth Five Volume Book) (1700), which opened up new momentum in the world of Ukiyo-zoshi, rivalling Ejima Kiseki, who was a contemporary of his. However, his activities became less active from around 1710 (7th year of the Hoei Era), but from around 1723 (8th year of the Kyoho Era) he worked with young composers to create joruri such as "Hojo Tokiyori-ki" (1726) as a composer for the Toyotake Theatre Company, and also published "Ima Mukashi Ayatsuri Nendai-ki" (1727), a book on the history and historical facts of joruri. He died on May 24th, 16th year of the Kyoho Era.

[Tsuyoshi Hasegawa]

"Japanese Classical Literature Series 91: Ukiyo-zoshi Collection" (1966, Iwanami Shoten), edited by Noma Mitsutatsu" ▽ "Hasegawa Tsuyoshi's "Study of Ukiyo-zoshi" (1969, Ohfusha)"

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江戸中期の浮世草子作者。本名義教(よしのり)。別号与志(よし)、朝義(あさよし)。大坂の本屋西沢太兵衛の子で、1699年（元禄12）ごろより正本屋(しょうほんや)九左衛門を称し、演劇、歌謡書の出版を業とする。一方、浮世草子作者として、98年『新色五巻書(しんしきごかんじょ)』をはじめとし、代表作『御前義経記(ごぜんぎけいき)』（1700）などを執筆し、同時期の江島其磧(えじまきせき)と対抗して浮世草子界に新機運を開いた。しかし、1710年（宝永7）ごろより活動は低調となり、23年（享保8）ごろからは豊竹(とよたけ)座の作者として、『北条時頼記(じらいき)』（1726）などの浄瑠璃(じょうるり)を若い作者と協力してつくり、『今昔操年代記(いまむかしあやつりねんだいき)』（1727）という浄瑠璃の歴史、故実書をも出している。享保(きょうほう)16年5月24日没。

［長谷川強］

『野間光辰校注『日本古典文学大系91　浮世草子集』（1966・岩波書店）』▽『長谷川強著『浮世草子の研究』（1969・桜楓社）』

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